Slayyyter, brand new chanel$ | Song Review

While it doesn’t match the fun of “Crank” or “Old Technology,” Slayyyter delivers another enjoyable pop track with “brand new chanel$.”

[nx_pullquote]“Send another weak, ‘I’m sorry,’ unforgivable as always.”[/nx_pullquote] Oh, snap! Slayyyter (Catherine Garner) doesn’t stop there. She gives us another valuable piece of information we need to know about “brand new chanel$” – not to be confused with “BEAT UP CHANEL$”: “I know you had seen somebody / Was it worth causing all my darkest days?” One word: CHEATING.  “Brand new chanel$” is expected to appear on her next album, a companion LP to WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, wor$t man in America. Slayyyter composed the song alongside producers Austin Corona and Wyatt Bernard.

“Brand new chanel$” commences with an enigmatic intro. Slayyyter brings smooth vocals when she enters, accompanied by rhythmic guitar. Eventually, a danceable beat enters, providing a mighty anchor. As “brand new chanel$” develops, Slayyyter digs in more, bringing more oomph and punch. There are plenty of memorable lyrics. “I, I bet she rock brand-new Chanels / What a chop, I cut you off and get away, yeah,” she sings in the pre-chorus, and adds, “Ah, in my apartment, my clothes in the corner / Why’d you let her stay the night?” The crème de la crème is the chorus:

“I’m holding it alone, just for tonight

I wonder if you got her in your room

I call you on the phone to start a fight

I know what you do, I see how you move

But I’m still here standing still.”

Oh, snap! The unforgettable lyrics don’t stop there, either! “Found out that you tried to kill me / Right before my most important day,” she asserts in the eyebrow-raising second verse, and continues, “Tell me why’d you ever bring her / In my home while I was so far away?”  That is some shit, indeed! Oh, and the outro is a doozy, too, where, “He want sex, money, bitches and to lie through his teeth /Getting head, white and blue if you know what I mean…” Ooh-wee! While I’d argue “brand new chanel$” is a bit all over the place, Slayyyter makes her point loud and clear lyrically.  Also, she sings expressively – you buy what she’s selling. It’s not nearly as fun as “CRANK” or “OLD TECHNOLOGY”, but, all in all, it’s another winner.