.trixiemattel is a rock star
,” the high-powered third single off of the album. “The Loretta experience, songs about drinking or being from a shitty home, that spoke to me a lot more than the high glamour of Dolly Parton.” Mattel speaks candidly about growing up in an abusive home environment, referring to it as her “old material” on the phone. She has built a career out of bringing light to the dark sides of life, and doing so in an ode to one of her biggest inspirations translates impressively.
If Sinatra is the vision for Mattel’s aesthetic, it’s her pal Michelle Branch that cemented her love for songwriting. Listening to Mattel talk about their friendship is like speaking to someone who won the lottery. “Can you believe that?” she asks proudly after mentioning “White Rabbit,” a song that features Branch. The mellow alt-rock tune would sound right at home on Branch’s classic 2001 albumwrites music.
“I wrote ‘Goner’ at a time when I was really interested in making sure that I had a tether to [Wisconsin].” The sparkling and upbeat song tells the story of returning home after becoming successful from the perspective of those you left behind. It’s fantastical, overly complimentary, a little condescending, and totally Trixie. “It’s sort of patronizing, talking about how this person is so beautiful and successful. Ironically,pretending to be that person.
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