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June 24th, 2021 2:03pm

Was This Before Or After


PinkPantheress “Pain”

PinkPantheress’ arrangement for “Pain” contrasts a very ‘90s sort of breakbeat programming with a very chill keyboard part, which makes the song feel like a very caffeinated version of trip-hop. Her vocal cadence is more contemporary, falling into that nebulous zone between vaguely indie and vaguely R&B/pop – somehow vulnerable and aloof and casual and intensely emotional all at once as she sings about a relationship that seems similarly ambiguous. The lyrics are very plainly stated but it’s still hard to parse exactly what’s going on between these two people, but that’s definitely the point. When she just gets to the “la la la la” chorus, it’s like she’s just trying to shrug this all off.

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  1. Josh says:

    Love the phrasing of a ‘caffeinated version of trip-hop’. Thanks for this rec!


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