approach. I’m way more blunt now. I used to be very shy with my emotions. I would cover them up with pretty metaphors. Now, I’m not so shielding of my experiences, because I feel like I owe my listeners the honest truth of how I’m feeling. The attitude has completely progressed. It’s sassier.” A swell of organs, strutting guitars, and jazzy coos ushers the first single into an “Sticky” unshakable falsetto refrain evocative of that evolution. about being stuck to someone and “It’s knowing you shouldn’t be,” Ravyn goes on. person is not really nice to you; he’s actually a “The little mean. Even though you know that, you take him back all the time. He’s sticky.” Elsewhere, glitchy beats swing as her smooth voice soars on Leaf Clover.” During the “Four duet, Lacy serves up a vocal call-and-response about the doldrums of getting “friendzoned.” Luv”—which concerns love online”—entangles their voices once again in “Computer “finding hypnotic harmony. entire tape sounds like a girl writing in her diary about how she has a crush on this guy,” “The she explains. the most I’ve ever dedicated a body of work to a boy. That’s where I went, “It’s because that’s how I’ve been feeling—head over heels.” It’s a classic sentiment shared by a bold new It’s also ultimately indicative of what’s to come from Ravyn. people listen to me, I’d love for them to feel the essence of earlier records, but with a “When twist,” she leaves off. and OutKast brought me to another level. It was very “Pharrell musical in an old school way, yet it still pushed forward. I hope listeners walk away feeling the same way I did listening to those classics.”
approach. I’m way more blunt now. I used to be very shy with my emotions. I would cover them up with pretty metaphors. Now, I’m not so shielding of my experiences, because I feel like I owe my listeners the honest truth of how I’m feeling. The attitude has completely progressed. It’s sassier.” A swell of organs, strutting guitars, and jazzy coos ushers the first single “Sticky” into an unshakable falsetto refrain evocative of that evolution. “It’s about being stuck to someone and knowing you shouldn’t be,” Ravyn goes on. “The person is not really nice to you; he’s actually a little mean. Even though you know that, you take him back all the time. He’s sticky.” Elsewhere, glitchy beats swing as her smooth voice soars on “Four Leaf Clover.” During the duet, Lacy serves up a vocal call-and-response about the doldrums of getting “friendzoned.” “Computer Luv”—which concerns “finding love online”—entangles their voices once again in hypnotic harmony. “The entire tape sounds like a girl writing in her diary about how she has a crush on this guy,” she explains. “It’s the most I’ve ever dedicated a body of work to a boy. That’s where I went, because that’s how I’ve been feeling—head over heels.” It’s a classic sentiment shared by a bold new It’s also ultimately indicative of what’s to come from Ravyn. “When people listen to me, I’d love for them to feel the essence of earlier records, but with a twist,” she leaves off. “Pharrell and OutKast brought me to another level. It was very musical in an old school way, yet it still pushed forward. I hope listeners walk away feeling the same way I did listening to those classics.”