{"id":4288,"date":"2018-05-24T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2018-05-24T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:17:17","slug":"let-courtney-barnett-tell-you-how-she-really-feels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2018\/05\/24\/let-courtney-barnett-tell-you-how-she-really-feels\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Courtney Barnett Tell You How She Really Feels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Barnett tackled angst and depression on her debut <em>Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em>, and straight from the somber, twangy opening riff of \u201cHopefulessness\u201d, her sophomore album seems to be heading down the same route. The line \u201cTake your broken heart\/ Turn it into art\u201d sets the stage for a breakup album but <em>Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em> comes off more as a tale of sowing things back together. Songs like \u201cHelp Your Self\u201d and \u201cSunday Roast\u201d see Barnett try to help a loved one cope with negative emotions similar to hers, but the LP concludes before we get any kind of resolution. However, this album isn\u2019t just about some relationship. General melancholy and the perils of fame are also explored, because would Barnett be a successful indie rocker if she didn\u2019t sing about being miserable and depressed? Thankfully, the thoughtful lyricism takes a more glass-half-empty sense of it all, not just a clich\u00e9d hollow display of a tortured artist ranting about their unsettling fight against their own everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian singer throws herself against the backdrop of being famous and lonely at the same time on \u201cCity Looks Pretty\u201d. She paints a grim picture of how her fame as changed her as a person, and certainly not for the better. A theme seen before in music, Barnett feels isolated from the life she once knew, with \u201cFriends treat you like a stranger and\/Strangers treat you like their best friend\u201d cementing her uncertainty with her new life in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>The jumpy instrumentals on \u201cCharity\u201d are contrasted greatly by Barnett\u2019s ironic lack of enthusiasm. A song about the insecurity of being a Millennial in this world, the 30-year-old\u2019s struggles are relatable to the younger generations. In her signature dry tone of voice, she sarcastically \u201cchants\u201d that \u201cEverything&#8217;s amazing\u201d before telling her significant other (and perhaps the listener) there\u2019s no need to pretend they aren\u2019t afraid of what could lie ahead. It\u2019s an emotional line that fits with the album\u2019s themes of stress and self-doubt, making the tune a standout.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single \u201cNameless, Faceless\u201d bluntly addresses the all-too-real fear of being a woman walking alone at night. The <em>Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>&#8211; inspired track begins with Barnett explaining her sorrow (but certainly not sympathy) for the average creepy guy who preys on women. Before declaring (once again in her entertainingly unenthusiastic voice) \u201cMen are scared that women will laugh at them&#8230;Women are scared that men will kill them\u201d. It\u2019s the simple yet effective lyric writing like this that add to the general dissatisfaction the rocker touches on.<\/p>\n<p>The most aggressive track is also the most grunge-infused as well. Not even 2 minutes long, \u201cI\u2019m Not Your Mother, I\u2019m Not Your B*tch\u201d crescendos with a pounding guitar bit straight out of a Nirvana album. As if the title wasn\u2019t clear enough in displaying pure anger, Barnett\u2019s suddenly roaring vocals throw up a middle finger to everyone who\u2019s ever been condescending to her.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not having any major guitar solos, consistently catchy riffs channeling \u201890s grunge and alternative make <em>Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em> an enjoyable follow up to the star\u2019s impressive 2015 debut. While it may not have anything to top her hit from the previous album, \u201cPedestrian at Best\u201d, the LP is very in-tune with her pleasing style.<\/p>\n<p>SCAD Radio gives it and 8.1\/10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Barnett tackled angst and depression on her debut Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, and straight from the somber, twangy opening riff of \u201cHopefulessness\u201d, her sophomore album seems to be heading down the same route. 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