Drown You In Love

Fanclubwallet “National TV”

“National TV” is written from the perspective of someone who is somewhat recently out of a relationship that clearly got very codependent and they’re adjusting to the other person’s life moving on while they just…haven’t quite done that yet. Plenty of songs are about this, but the things that really intrigue me about this one is how Hannah Judge’s lyrics deal with resentment about having an influence on a partner’s life and art – “can you believe this guy? He’s starting to sound like he’s just like me” – and approaching their own music with dread because they’re worried the songs are about them. And he’s got a new girlfriend – and she looks just like her? This is all pretty normal stuff but rendered with exactly the right level of low-key irritation and simmering anxiety around wondering whether you were just a type, or if you’re being actively replaced because you got annoying. This is a song that benefits from the implied distance and shy affect of classic indie rock because if you came in too hot on any of this it would just feel like too much for the topic, but at this temperature it’s underplaying the anger in a compelling way.

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