Earlier this year we wrote about how Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer, Karen O would be releasing her debut solo album this year on Cult Records. The album, titled Crush Songs, was written when she was 27 (now 35) when she would “crushed a lot” and she doubted if she’d ever fall in love again.
The first cut from that album is “Rapt,” which comes paired with a video in which you simply see the lead singer float underwater. This low-level of energy approach somehow still works to bring the message across to you, especially when you stare into her eyes and the song goes “love is soft, love’s a fucking bitch. Do I really need another habit like you? I really need. Do you need me too?” And of course it’s also beautifully-sung.
Crush Songs comes out Sept 9. LP, CD, download, t-shirt, pillowcase & bundle pre-orders available now on Cult Records: http://smarturl.it/karenoshop /iTunes pre-order goes live July 29th. See the lyrics below.
“Bright as a star be the light
Strobing down on me,
Suddenly I was free,
Let me go on these
Show I can cough I can choke
On this kind of smoke
Off went the switch
Love is soft,
Love’s a fucking bitch
Do I really need
Another habit like you
I really need
Do you need me too
I believe it’s gonna leave me blue
Bright as a star be the light
Strobing down on me
Suddenly I was free
Let me go on these
Show I can cough I can choke
On this kind of smoke
On went the switch
Love is soft
Love’s a fucking bitch
Do I really need
Another habit like you?
I really need,
Do you need me too?
I believe
It’s gonna feel like new”
