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Glüme “Brittany”

“Brittany” is a romantic synth pop song with a hazy atmosphere so thick that it sounds like you could choke on it, like fog from a smoke machine. Glüme presents the title character as a charismatic and wild person who invites obsessive infatuation in the way she influences her to feel more present and alive. There’s hints in the music and lyrics that this won’t last, but the song is permanently frozen in this magical moment where these two women cut loose listening to Lana Del Rey. The most peculiar aspect of this song is the second line – “I like girls but my mom was the one I couldn’t change.” This bit of context connects to the autobiographical elements of the rest of Glüme’s album, which is often about her experience with growing up with a stage mother. But in this song it suggests something a lot more complicated and confusing – like, is she drawn to Brittany because she’s in some way like her mom? Is this some oedipal thing? The whole song feels like it’s swinging between extreme self-awareness and unexamined raw impulse, an awkward but exciting frame of mind.

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