Beach Bunny is sick and tired on the punchy indie-pop anthem “Good Girls (Don’t Get Used)”. The Chicago band is known for their breezy, carefree instrumentals and diary entry esque tracks, that feature painfully relatable lyrics about situations we can all, unfortunately, say we’ve experienced. They explore themes from body image issues and insecurity to growing pains and heartache. However, this track takes a more forceful approach to call out a toxic person and dives into one of the more troublesome situations: a toxic relationship. The punchy lyrics follow one’s frustrations in a relationship where the other person is immature, lacks accountability, and generally makes you feel crazy.
The track pulls you in from the start with fast tempo drums and bass, then dives right into the story with lead singer Lily Trifilos’s passionate vocals taking you on the journey of the trials and tribulations of this relationship. The vocals and instrumental build-up to accompany the increasing severity of the toxic behavior mentioned in the lyrics. While detailing these, the person’s inadequate excuses are revealed. “I started letting go, You let me know, That you were just confused” But Trifilo quickly shuts these down right before the chorus, punctuating her grievances by saying “And I still think that you’re cute, But I need you to remember that Good girls don’t get used”.The titular phrase serves as perfectly sassy retaliation as if to say “Oh well, Sorry. Too bad.”
Although the track tackles the increasingly tiresome and toxic incidents (Going from the more irritating and trivial incidents to the more treacherous, like bordering cheating) it’s not a pity party. It’s about knowing your worth and that better than what you’re being put through. It’s a fun cathartic track. An anthem for everyone fed up with people wasting their time and playing with their emotions. Rather than pure anger, it approaches quite a frustrating situation in a playfully dismissive way. The instrumentals tied with the emotions of the track make you feel ready to scream along and let out your frustrations. If you happen to be as sick and tired as Beach Bunny give “Good Girls (Don’t Get Used)” a listen. It’s currently available on all platforms, and comes ahead of their next EP “Blame Game”.
Written by Laine Dean
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