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SONG OF THE DAY

Day #15

Today’s pick is Spaghetti by American Artist K.Flay featuring Kid Sistr. From their 2023 album MONO, which is heavily influenced by their Labyrinthitis diagnosis and sudden partial hearing loss, resulting in vulnerable, biting, emotion-laced tracks (Kerrang, 2023). Spaghetti captures raw angst and self-commiseration, using wordplay to lighten the track into an empathetic generational anthem similar to Brutal by Olivia Rodrigo. Indie rocker triad Kid Sistr's contributions melodically ties the track together with strings that ground the song throughout, then flourishes in a solo during a break in the chorus to sell the cathartic tone. It ends with a harmonised angelic vocal, then a harsh artificial tone routing back to K.Flays hearing loss, building on the song’s edginess. It’s an indie/alternative rock track that is pessimistic yet playful, a fun fuck you to growing up, being an adult, and the pressure felt by sometimes simply existing.

“Life gives me spaghetti, I turn it into knots

Life gives me lemons, I eat em on the spot

Fuck

Life gives me confetti and I smoke it like it’s pot”