‘Black Star’ by Amarae, recently scored with 8.3/10 by our editor Jordi Bardají, is our album of the week. It is true that their best stings arrived before the exit, such as’ Smo ‘or’ Girlie-Pop!
But also that we still have some piece to be highlighted: after the focus track
The theme that interfains nothing discreet ‘Believe’, nothing less than Cher’s biggest hit, is one of the 3 co-productions of El Guincho for ‘Black Star’. The others are ‘Starkilla’ and the final ‘Free the Youth. In ‘She is My Drug’ builds a sensual theme, full of sexual references such as “Wet When You Say My Name” or that constant allusion to the drip of “rain” that everyone can interpret as they want.
The main author of ‘Believe’, Brian Higgins, who is conveniently accredited, has consented that the original lyrics of the song be changed, which iconic wondered “Do you believe in life after love?” What Amaarae wonders instead is “Do you think in love without drugs?”, Answering which Troye Sivan “I Can Feel The Rush and I Lean Into You” (“I feel the adrenaline and I lean towards you”).
Although ‘Black Star’ has been conceived rather as an album about Ghana and black culture (as its cover and title makes very clear), which as an album about queer culture (it seems that Amaarae is defined as “fluid, hetero and cis”); In the constant union of sex and drugs of their lyrics, some can see in a very free way an album about the “Chemsex.” ‘She is My Drug’ would be the greatest exponent of this theory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahqdvPRTFYQ
