Posted by Wallice has shared her subversive new single ‘Hey Michael’.
The Gen Z pop auteur is winning across the board acclaim with her virile alt-pop, with recent single ’23 cutting a swathe across the internet.
‘Hey Michael’ amplifies her blood-thirsty nature, a revenge anthem that finds Wallice turning into a worse villain than her erstwhile love interest.
A song about toxic tendencies and how they manifest in our lives, ‘Hey Michael’ twists and turns around American Psycho imagery.
Wallice labels “a revenge anthem for anyone who has encountered a gaslighting, manipulative person. It’s what I wish I would have said to all the ‘Michael’s’ I have met in my life. It can be substituted by many names, we all know or have met a ‘Michael’ though. Somehow the world revolves around them and they just can’t catch a break, because they never do anything wrong and it’s usually your fault. You should have listened to your gut instinct and swiped left on this Michael.”
“This isn’t a man-hating song, it’s just something many people can relate to. Sometimes it’s embarrassing to admit just how bad a friend, date, or romantic partner was and a lot of the time, I would just smile and laugh off stupid remarks but when I think back, I wish I had told them off. But at the same time, my persona in the song is not the best person either. I literally say: I think I want to start a fight, which one is your girlfriend?”
“The whole song is funny because I am so focused on how shitty Michael is that I don’t even think about how shitty I might be as well.”
Directed by Phil Stillwell, the video takes place at a house party, with Wallice interacting with various ‘Michaels’ before her behaviour spirals into something much, much worse.
Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Jerry Michaels
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