Conan Gray is one of the superstars of the current streaming era. ‘Heather’, single extracted from his 2020 debut, ‘Kid Krow’, is one of those themes that exceed 2 billion views in Spotify, and the numbers of ‘ManiC’, ‘Memories’ or ‘The Cut that always bleeds’ are equally impressive.
Gray is also one of the artists associated with Dan Nigro, producer of Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan. Together with Nigro, Gray has produced his fourth album, ‘Wishbone’, who has just seen the light.
The ‘Wishbone’ repertoire is built on a sound that hybrid pop-rock, alternative rock and folk-pop. ‘Vodka Cranberry’ is one of his hymns, and the song of the day for Saturday.
‘Vodka Cranberry’ is characterized by its choral chorus. It is also a felt composition that mixes acoustic guitars and dramatic strings in the manner of the Brit-Pop of the nineties. Despite its traditional structure, composition and instrumentation, ‘Vodka Cranberry’ manages to highlight the drink that gives title to the song into a symbol of heartbreak. A cocktail that, in the world of Conan Gray, embodies the pain of an imminent break. Is it your answer to ‘Espresso’ and ‘Diet Pepsi’?
Maybe for having drunk ‘Vodka Cranberry’, Gray spares in sentimentalism. «I know you hate me, I have looked at your photo and cried like a kid; Talk, do not make me wait, if you are not going to cut ours, I will do it, ”he laments. The song invites you to sing in full lung, and Gray noted the merit of including the adjective “fool” in the lyrics and get natural.
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