Stream: Wallice, ’90s American Superstar’

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Walliace (Photo by Anna Koblish)

It’s hard to pick a favorite thing about Wallice’s new single “90s American Superstar,” but more than the grungey, high-speed guitars, it’s probably playing “spot the reference” in the lyrics. The singer-songwriter incorporates the titles of a half-dozen 1990s movies in her lyrics, plus “90210.”

Oh, and her conversation with a “washed-up rockstar” ends with “Stop being so damn dramatic / You just got dropped from Atlantic,” which is …. well, timeless.

The song is the title track of Wallice’s sophomore EP, out May 6. The artist, born Wallice Watanabe, hooked us last year with “23” and hasn’t turned down the charisma since.

“‘90s American Superstar’ is about a fictional relationship in which my partner is showing very L.A. ‘dating a musician’ type behavior,” Wallice says. “It’s kind of a part two to the saga from a track on my last EP called ‘Hey Michael.’ The chorus makes it sort of a breakup song, and the verses make it a diss track. The first verse has six ’90s movie references, and looks inwards at a breakup and what I did wrong. The second verse is blaming the other person — so it’s kind of a roller-coaster of emotions. The chorus is very lighthearted, and I think the tone of the ‘la la las’ is important in showing a devil-may-care attitude — not knowing what to feel or do and just going with it.”

We’re going with it, too.

||| Stream: “90s American Superstar”

||| Previously: “Little League,” “Wisdom Tooth,” “23”