A swooning ode to youthful romance, KALI’s ‘Lucy’ combines dreamy coastal pop with hazy, sun-kissed nostalgia, depicting the early days of a teenage crush in all its longing, its awkwardness, its naïveté and all-consuming angst.
As the 16-year-old singer (aka Kali Flanagan) explains (via Under The Radar):
‘’Lucy' is definitely one of the more light and playful songs I’ve produced, if not the most on the EP. With the video, we really wanted to create the visual representation of the dreamy and enchanting feelings of infatuation I was writing about. But at the same time, we wanted to emphasize the darker side of those emotions and the unfortunate reality of the relationship that I was writing about. I think on the surface ‘Lucy’ can be taken as a really bubbly song, but looking a little deeper reveals that not everything is as black and white as it seems and that there are many sides to every story. ‘Lucy’ is like an onion, as Shrek would say.’
‘Lucy’ is from KALI’s upcoming debut EP CIRCLES, out May 7.
- Bianca B.
