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Choire Sicha:Jason, where were you when you woke up and first heard the new Troye Sivan?
Did you recognize your surroundings?
That has a place in our society!
The twink has turned out abop.
We already have two great summer albums inJanelle Monaes chest-forward fiestaandAmaaraes impeccableFountain Baby.
Yet this thing feelsclunky.
The historical mining isnt new, its dusty.
Or maybe those are just my OLD EARS.
Speaking on behalf of all younger people, Jason, is this what you want to inhale drugs to?
JPF:I truly dont mind the vintage nature of this track.
To me, this song feels like a Tom of Finland drawing became music.
Troyes recent career moves, at least since 2018sBloom,have been about sexuality.
But this is the first time Ive seen him delivering straight-ahead lust.
I feel like the music video is a big part of this whole moment, though.
Choire, separate from the song, what did you think of it?
CS: I do again want to say for the record that I am rooting for Troye.
But the video has all the subtlety of a 1990s Calvin Klein campaign.
Its a return to body fascism and emaciation two gay tastes that actually never went out of style.
Eat something, stupid twinks!
So no, it doesnt make me like the song more.
It doesnt feel transgressive.
It feels like Twink Marky Mark.
My husband just walked in, and I said, This is what the kids are allegedly listening to.
Anyway, what is the measure of a bop?
I dont know!)
and dance up on somebody to this?
JPF:I plan on it!
But its also notable that none of the replacement artists youve mentioned Janelle, Amaarae, Jessie are men.
I think that speaks to Troyes position in the culture.
Hes one of our biggest flop stars (alongside Charli, Tove Lo, Sky Ferreira, etc.
Honestly, this doesnt feel much different than the 80s really.
It was a gayer time even thoughall of youare gay now.
Its funny; youre talking about a group of artists whose medium in pop music is all about fame.
(Thats true of Kim Petras too.)
Its the post-Gaga crowd.
(And its why I love Charli.)
Their work is insisting that pop-music bangers are supposed to be a certain way.
But people who are more contemptuous of that system are much more interesting to me.
I dunno, itsbeen a great 11 monthsfor music by and about the club.
I guess Troye can get his three minutes on the dance floor on Saturday night, too.
Boys just want to have fun.
It would be this song in its natural environment.
Alternatively, you might just go wherever Ty Sunderland is and dance with his following of demon twinks.
