Lightspeed Champion “Marlene”
On “Marlene”, the first single off of Devonte Hynes aka Lightspeed Champion’s forthcoming sophomore LP Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You, the Texas-born/ England-raised singer-songwriter is heard lunging all kinds of cold jabs at the object of his frustrated affection: “Stick a spoon into your heart/ And eat away all your deutsche marks/ You’re money don’t mean a damn thing/ I’m wearing everything I own”; “Stop being cool”; “You’re in my room and still won’t leave”.
Yeah…we won’t even try to figure out if this is really some kind of weird ode to Marlene Dietrich or not, but we will admit to completely digging LC’s latest wacky stab at romance woe, it’s kitchen sink production recipe of a crunchy rock groove, masterful guitar solo and a grand, strings-enhanced chorus making for quite the excellent musical frame to his heartache-fueled lyrical stings.
Single drops January 25th (pre-order here); Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You arrives February 1st.
Bonus DL: Lightspeed Champion “Back To Black (Amy Winehouse Cover)” (alt)
Shouldn’t it be “your money”, not “you’re”?