David Lerner, Caught | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶

In the 22^nd edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Caught” performed by Queer, Tel Aviv-based singer/songwriter, David Lerner. 

Be prepared to #SLAY! LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 embraces, highlights, and celebrates singles and tracks by LGBTQIA musicians or allies.  In this column, we provide background and insight into the respective musician(s), as well as analyze + go gaga over the decadent bops being served up.  Furthermore, when the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is articulated to the fullest.  All styles of music are welcome while the BOPZ can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, in the 22^nd edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight 🎵 “Caught” performed by 🎙 David Lerner.  

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One thing is for sure: “I won’t get caught in a faceless stare.” That is what queer, Tel Aviv-based singer/songwriter 🎙 David Lerner asserts on his single, 🎵 “Caught”.  Lerner keeps things short but incredibly sweet on “Caught” which is hypnotic and mesmerizing  – strange, unexpected, and unique.  Sure, everyone overuses the word vibe for everything but dang it, “Caught” is definitely a VIBE!  On IG, of his first single, Lerner describes “Caught” as “a song about wounded and paranoid love; when the fear of getting caught outweighs the desire to love.” Instrumentalists on the track include producer, 🎛 Shlomi Mantsur, who plays bass, guitar, and piano, and handles programming and synths. Additionally, 🎷 Niv Levy adds a colorful soprano saxophone. Lerner, who arranges with Mantsur, draws the listener in with his enigmatic, masculine pipes, an alternative, art-pop aesthetic, and, of course, the hypnotic sensibilities.

Prior to NOT getting caught in a faceless stare, the handsome musician also asserts that despite being “Hot underwater,” he “won’t get wet” or “get caught in a restless tan.” The lyrics are entertaining and simple.  There is definitely a sexual vibe, amplified by the left of center, titillating, music video 🎶📼. Per an IG post, Lerner describes the video as “a 1:55 short film about a bisexual triangle that goes out of control.” Ooh-wee! In the first scene, we see a hottie (Vova Popov) in only his undies (briefs for that matter) with the video camera.  The video, directed by Nimrod Peled, also features Tati alongside Lerner.  Ultimately, it would’ve been impossible for 🎵 “Caught” not to catch our ears – it is one-of-a-kind in the best way possible. An utterly sublime addition to the LGBTQ+ catalog.

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🎙 David Lerner • 🎵 “Caught” • 🏷 Partisan • 🗓 2023

David Lerner, “Caught”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 22 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Partisan; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]