Continuing the strong momentum she is enjoying after the release of ‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’ and its festival success, Slayyyter unveils a new single that, presumably, inaugurates the campaign for her upcoming project. All signs point to it being a sibling record to the previous one, swapping ‘girl’ for ‘man’ in the title, with a release slated for the near future.
The title ‘Brand New Chanel$’ nods to ‘Beat Up Chanel$’, but musically it travels a different path. Slayyyter leaves behind the electroclash grit of that track to embrace a much crisper, more commercial pop sound, with echoes of early-2010s pop and indie. It’s easy to picture both Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ and festival-ready bands like Two Door Cinema Club or M83, whose ‘Reunion’ seems like a direct influence.
‘Brand New Chanel$’ also possesses a clear festival-anthem sensibility: it builds gradually until it bursts into a chorus of pure collective catharsis. The Katy Perry influence is especially evident in the guitar’s prominence, fueling a euphoric pop explosion.
The lyrics address a romantic breakup from a place of resentment and mistrust, with Slayyyter settling scores with an unfaithful ex while trying to convince herself that she’s better off without him.
