Pitchfork Praises "Bad Liar," Shades Katy & Miley

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I never thought I'd live to see the day when Pitchfork gives Selena Gomez best new song designation 

They manage to throw in shade at her, Miley & Katy while they're at it

BEST NEW TRACK

• Selena Gomez

“Bad Liar”

Selena Gomez is a figure who has pitched herself right at the center of the celebrity Venn diagram: This is a woman who, in addition to her successful career as a singer, endorses everything from Coach to Coca-Cola, has acted in wholesome Disney television shows and edgy Harmony Korine movies, modeled in Louis Vuitton campaign ads and also designed clothes for Kmart. Never exactly trendy and never exactly timeless, she rides the middle. With her music, she has certainly had a few bangers: “Come & Get It” will get you through a spin class, and “Love You Like a Love Song” is now a cult karaoke classic. But if her songs have always been pretty good, they’ve never been really and truly great. The hit she has on the radio right now is a fairly anonymous EDM-lite number with Kygo called “It Ain’t Me,” a title that only begs the question: Well if this ain’t you, Selena, what and who is?

Hopefully, it’s the artist we hear on “Bad Liar,” a brand new song Gomez wrote alongside Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. Looking at the single’s cover, shot by Petra Collins, you might develop some fairly tragic expectations concerning what you’re about to hear. In what seems like a reference to a tabloid firestorm over her recent stint in rehab, Gomez is wearing hospital bandages and gazing vulnerably at the camera. But “Bad Liar” isn’t that deep. The all-rhythm track is a simple proposition, sampling the jagged, iconic Tina Weymouth bass line from Talking Heads’ beloved “Psycho Killer” for a light, spritzy song about romantic anticipation. And it works. Really well. Even snagging an endorsement from David Byrne. 

Her contemporaries Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus, who have in the past burned brighter than Gomez, are lately scattered and floundering in search of new identities, leaving behind the cartoon characters and twerk provocateurs they once were, unsure of who to be instead. Cyrus is going for a middling Shania-lite sound with her new single “Malibu,” while Perry has, unfortunately, been trying out woke disco and Migos-assisted trap. Now, Gomez’s consistent, affability is beginning to feel like a solid strength. Maybe she’s had it right all the time, the proverbial tortoise to the fame hares of the world, slowly and methodically edging through the race, one foot in front of the other, until she snags a win. Which is precisely what “Bad Liar” is: A victory for an uncomplicated pop star who makes uncomplicated pop music, and a fizzy fun track that will sound as good all summer as the Gomez-endorsed Coke you pour into your rum.

 

[Hylia 85,573]

Bad Liar is cute but... better than Malibu or Bon Appétit? A kii, a cackle, a mess.

[BJORK 7,462]

No jodas nosotras! Only the new MAIN pop girl!  

[ajp 13,746]

The shiniest turd, so to speak

 

[Venice Bitch 9,084]

3 minutes ago, Hylia said:

Bad Liar is cute but... better than Malibu or Bon Appétit? A kii, a cackle, a mess.

 

[VoiceOfTheQueen 934]

2 minutes ago, BJORK said:

No jodas nosotras! Only the new MAIN pop girl!  

That spanish doesnt make sense

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4 minutes ago, Hylia said:

Bad Liar is cute but... better than Malibu or Bon Appétit? A kii, a cackle, a mess.

Idk, I kind of can't stand Malibu.  I actually enjoyed Bon Appetit though!   

Bad Liar is a bop though, and I can see why a critic like Pitchfork might like it 

[BJORK 7,462]

1 minute ago, VoiceOfTheQueen said:

That spanish doesnt make sense

No seas Cortes. 

[Chapman 36,112]

their shade is invalid, Katy and Miley's newest things have been nothing but closer to who they really are imo. Bangerz was... bangerz, and Katy has always been that politically involved woman (since hilary clinton anyway) and her less candy derker pop era's going spectacular so... pitchfork taking a jab again at mainstream pop just because they're mainstream? not surprised!

[Sylk 143,264]

17 minutes ago, RandomosiTAY said:

Now, Gomez’s consistent, affability is beginning to feel like a solid strength. Maybe she’s had it right all the time, the proverbial tortoise to the fame hares of the world, slowly and methodically edging through the race, one foot in front of the other, until she snags a win. Which is precisely what “Bad Liar” is: A victory for an uncomplicated pop star who makes uncomplicated pop music, and a fizzy fun track that will sound as good all summer as the Gomez-endorsed Coke you pour into your rum.

[Hunty Bear 12,485]

Pitchfuck is so infuriating 

[Archie 4,413]

do you want it @Miley? 

[Jake 19,499]

Pitchfuck needs to go somewhere

Bad Vocals doesn't fucking touch Malibu

[edwinfg 9,131]

Talent winning

[BJORK 7,462]

27 minutes ago, Hunty Bear said:

Pitchfuck is so infuriating 

You stan Grimes. 

[El Goot 413]

It Ain't Me > CTTR > Bon Appétit > Malibu

[Jay. 422]

Talent won 

[Merryem 8,076]

Malibu > Bad Liar > BA imo

[Hunty Bear 12,485]

51 minutes ago, BJORK said:

You stan Grimes. 

I would not

[BJORK 7,462]

17 minutes ago, Hunty Bear said:

I would not

I stan Katy now did you know sis