Through popping staccato rhythms and a sticky-sweet sensibility synonymous with retro power-pop, the sophomore studio single, I Wanna Be That Girl by Pink Triangle, delivers a potent intravenous shot of indie euphoria. Swimming away from the tide of moody indie rock, the energy radiating from Pink Triangle’s jangly guitars is infectiously unapologetic, even while the single still explores the whole emotional spectrum, allowing plaintive desire to sit alongside the electricity of enrapturement.
That emotional tension is what gives I Wanna Be That Girl its fizz. Instead of telling the time-old tale of pining after reciprocal affection, it reaches for the far deeper yearning to embody a fiercely admirable entity. Who can truly say they have never wanted to assimilate someone else? Especially in the era of the influencer, where people decide what they want based on what other people flaunt with an affiliate link attached.
Pink Triangle’s Nashville indie-rock force is sharpened by lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Wyatt Parks, whose angsty queer songwriting carries the spirit of feminist and queer rock lineage without turning into imitation. Bassist, multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer Daniel Hickman deepens the melodic drive, while drummer Jake Collins gives the track its punchy live-wire footing.
Fans of Kathleen Hanna, Against Me! Sleater-Kinney, SPRINTS and The Breeders, couldn’t ask for a more fitting breakthrough band to fixate on. The way Pink Triangle made desire into a bright, jagged riot of kinetic intensity was nothing short of a masterstroke.
I Wanna Be That Girl is now available on all major streaming platforms.
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Review by Amelia Vandergast
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