Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour tour (and the feminist indie-rock multiverse of madness it featured) may be coming to an end, but angsty pop-punk lives on. Pale Waves, the British quartet that counts Avril Lavigne as one of their main inspirations, returns with their third studio album, “Unwanted”. The project’s lead single “Lies” dropped on May 9th; they’ve also shared two additional tracks since then, “Jealousy” and “The Hard Way.” As an album-promo opening statement, “Lies” is all middle fingers and crunchy guitars, with singer Heather Baron-Gracie coming to collect responsibility from the former paramour who ripped out her heart.
“Fortunately for me that person is no longer in my life,” singer Heather Baron-Gracie said of the biting track’s inspiration. “Once you do me wrong you’re gone!” Nothing spawns creativity like clean-cut betrayal.
“Unwanted” due for release August 12th
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