In the 44th edition of Beaming with Pride ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (2024), we highlight the song, โSluttyโ performed by The Scarlet Opera.ย
Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E ๐ณ๏ธโ๐! Beaming with Pride ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.ย Here, we provide background and insight into musician(s) and analyze + go gaga over the decadent bops served up.ย When the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.ย All styles of music are welcome while the songs can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, in the 44th edition of Beaming with Pride ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (2024), we highlight โSluttyโ performed by The Scarlet Opera.
โIt took a dirtbag lover and a five-foot gutter just to know Iโm a sucker for you.โ Oh, snap ๐ซฐ! Los Angeles rock band The Scarlet Opera brings fierceness to โSluttyโ, the third track from their 2024 EP, Mirror Mirror. โYeah, itโs a long, cold summer that you spent with your mother, I was stuck in the Hollywood Zoo.โ Animalistic! Originally Perta, the band reinvented themselves in 2022 as The Scarlet Opera.ย Per Queerty, their name is inspired by the famous Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, The Scarlet Letter. ย The collective comprises Luka Bazulka ๐ฅต ๐ (vocals), Colin Kenrick (keys), Daniel Zuker (bass), Justin Siegal (drums), and Chance Taylor (guitar). โSluttyโ was produced by David Stewart.
โSluttyโ is three-and-a-quarter minutes of glorious music. From the beginning, The Scarlet Opera brings exuberance.ย Also, they bring top-notch musicianship to the table.ย The keyboard (Kenrick) sounds awesome adding Elton John vibes.ย The guitar riffs (Taylor) and the overall sound give Queen vibes. The articulated horns add a degree of funk that kicks ass and takes names.ย Speaking of kicking ass and taking names, with his assertive lead vocals, Luka Bazulka reminds me of the likes of Freddie Mercury and Matthew Bellamy of Muse. Heโs a dynamic frontman. He brings the rhythmic, tuneful melodies to life like a champ.ย โBrand new city, prissy club / This is not beginnerโs luck,โ he sings in the pre-chorus, continuing, โWhisky bar, the boys are rough / Iโm not always like this, butโฆโ Guess what the boy makes him? โYou make me so slutty.โ Word! The chorus and keyword get fun, playful, and โover-the-topโ treatment.ย The outro of โSluttyโ is as fun to listen to as everything else.
โHey, bitch, apparently the doorman does not know Iโm with the band. Um, Iโm in the front with the security guard. Will somebody come and explain to him that Iโm gorgeous and itโs not my fault that everybody wants to f*ck me? Come get me before I start kicking and screaming and causing a scene!โ
After the skit, Luka โdoes the damn thang,โ wowing with his powerful pipes, while those horns help fuel the fire. โSluttyโ by The Scarlet Opera is the sugar honey iced tea.ย Fire ๐ฅ!
The Scarlet Opera // Mirror Mirror (EP) // SRV LabelCo, LLC // 2024
The Scarlet Opera, Slutty: Beaming with Pride ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ No. 44 (2024) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; SRV LabelCo, LLC; Elias Souza, Los Muertos Crew from Pexels; CatsWithGlasses, David, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Square Frog, Sudo from Pixabay]