PinkPantheress Embraces Her Inner Barbie On "Angel"

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The bedroom pop hitmaker gives us another taste of the Barbie soundtrack.

PinkPantheress, the It Girl of bedroom pop is back with a new song called "Angel." The singer's third new song of the year is also the third song released from the soundtrack to Greta Gerwhig's upcoming Barbie movie. The track features production from frequent Lady Gaga collaborator BloodPop a follows many of the sonic motifs PinkPantheress has been flirting with for years. The combination of acoustic guitar and strings with a stable consistent beat gives it a vintage 2000s pop feel.

PinkPantheress is the third artist to officially drop her contribution to the Barbie movie following Dua Lipa and Karol G. The full soundtrack will drop alongside the film next month. The list of stars lining the soundtrack is a who's who of recent stars from a number of genres. Recent breakout stars like Fifty Fifty and GAYLE line up alongside superstars like Khalid and Lizzo. For many, the most anticipated new song comes from Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice. The pair are linking up for the second time this year and sampling AQUA's classic song "Barbie Girl."

PinkPantheress Gets Angelic

Both of PinkPantheress' previous singles have made big splashes in their own ways. Her collaboration with Ice Spice "Boys a liar Pt. 2" has been one of the biggest hit songs of 2023 so far. It was both artists' first taste of the top 10 of the Hot 100, though Ice Spice was back a few months later with her "Princess Diana" remix. Her other new release "Way Back" sees her teaming up with EDM legend Skrillex and rapper Trippie Redd.

Those songs followed her Take Me Home EP which dropped late last year. The tracklist was short but contained a viral hit in the original "Boys a Liar." She dropped her debut mixtape To Hell with It in 2021. It introduced many to her style of very short songwriting and lo-fi poppy production. "Angel" is her first new song this year that isn't a collaborative effort. What do you think of the new PinkPantheress song and the entire Barbie soundtrack so far? Let us know in the comment section below.

Quotable Lyrics:

Johnny, my baby, tell me all the details for tomorrow
Johnny, my baby's hands, they grip my fingers when they're cold
He could be the one to make me never freeze again because
No one is as romantic as him, I want you to know

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Lavender Alexandria
Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.
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