dani mack is the project of Texas-based musician Baylee Barrett, who recently garnered a lot of attention from the release of their debut single “Someday”, has recently returned with follow-up “fleabag.”
The track has an intimate yet expansive bedroom pop nature that showcases an ear-worm vocal delivery, which perfectly surveys the scene before the razor-tight instrumentation kicks in. The track fits somewhere into indie rock and pop, but ultimately it just straddles the line enough in a way that feels freshly its own being entirely.
Speaking on the meaning of the track, Barrett explains:
“fleabag has layers to it. In simplest terms, which most can relate to, it’s a nod to dating and how terrible it is. On a deeper level, it’s a song about my own sexual repression and my difficulties with casual relationships. I grew up a devout Christian and letting go of the guilt that was instilled in me from such a young age is still something I still struggle with. There’s still a little part of me that’s afraid that come judgment day, I’m not getting into those pearly gates because I had premarital sex with some guy from a dating app.”
Enjoy a listen to “fleabag” now below.
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