The keen reader might remember Brighton-based creative Cello from an article we published just over a few weeks ago, praising her debut effort ‘Vitamin’ as “fierce and playful, a piece that’s voluntarily ironic and disorienting, tongue-in-cheek but hiding a striking and more meaningful truth”. We stand by our words, and in fact, the same description could be applied to Cello’s musical ethos as a whole. The British songstress really loves to layer uplifting, all-out instrumentals against a thoughtful songwriting backdrop. She never moves casually; each line, each word, and each chord serves an exact purpose.
‘We Do What We Want (When We Want When We Want To)’ is the perfect evidence of that. Cello’s sophomore single, the track navigates the colourful and exuberant border territory between pop and punk with confidence and charisma, making for a piece that’s melodic and catchy, but also extremely kinetic and chaotic. It’s a triumph, an energetic explosion that listeners won’t forget anytime soon.
From a lyrical standpoint, the record feels empowering and strikingly rebellious, in true Cello fashion. She’s truly an overachiever, always writing with purpose and meaning. In particular, ‘We Do What We Want (When We Want When We Want To)’ “opens with the defiant declaration, ‘Hey! We ain’t coming back to the shack, out the back,’ setting the tone immediately: a refusal to return to the places and expectations that try to hold you in place.” Quite a relatable and needed theme.
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