A queer anthem at its core and a call to arms of sexual freedom and experimentation, LYLE!’s new track ‘My Gurlfriend’ unashamedly embraces what some may consider taboo. The infectious single uses oscillating synths and fanfares for an energetic sound, making ‘My Gurlfriend’ your new favourite track.
Talking about the new track, LYLE! shares: “My Gurlfriend was my attempt at a big classic queer anthem, which I felt well placed to make; yet the first couple of times I sat down, I wrote some over-thought rubbish that felt inauthentic and watered-down.
After failed attempts at trying to say something that was universal, I ended up writing a song that was profoundly personal and singular, which is really what queerness is all about!
Ironically, I later ended up realising that rather than a self-centred declaration of my own self and life, this was a song for almost everyone, for the lesbians and gays, for the bisexuals, and for the straight couples too! More and more I’m finding that everyone can get behind a good strap-on!
The radio edit came up because I wanted to (naturally) get some radio play wherever possible; I focused on the female empowerment that the song provides, and so I changed the lyrics to ‘My Gurlfriend she’s the bad one, you better bet she’s big and strong’. I feel strongly that we don’t have enough popular music that represents women as these strong bad-asses that can withstand so much.”
LYLE! Is proving to be a much-needed voice in the music industry and we can only hope for more of the same in the coming year.
