Rex Orange County has not had it easy in recent years. The positions of sexual harassment towards the artist were removed by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Crown, with a non -guilty verdict, at the end of 2022. Now, he has launched one of his best singles, with Pharrell in production. ‘Take A Drive’ is the song of the day.
There is rarely a song of rupture as honest and healthy as this. Alexander O’Connor ‘, real name of the British artist, sings about how easy it is to stay “distant”, despite “the only option is to tell the truth.” And the truth is that the relationship no longer works as before: “Give yourself a chance,” Sings O’Connor in the catchy chorus.
Musically, ‘Take A Drive’ has everything that has always characterized the music of Rex Orange County: the innocence of melodies, the textures lo-fi to the Tyler, The Creator and some lyrics that do not walk with Rodeos. “We will be good / something between us is wrong / I know that I do not make you feel good / we have a good time / now we have to drive,” he sings on the song of the song, as honest as bittersweet.
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