Houston transplant (by way of Chicago), Natalie is back today with a luxuriously dark fusion of alt-RnB and pop.
New single ‘Guilty Pleasures’ sees this massively gifted talent croon about the guilt of being gay and cheating, all the while utilising vocal pitch manipulation to make the lyrics sound as masculine as possible. This is to contrast the way the world views her as a feminine-presenting lesbian.
“Because I appear ‘straight’, or don’t fit the stereotype of how a gay woman should present, some people invalidate my experiences and sexuality. I wanted to make sure that there was no wavering in my presentation with ‘Guilty Pleasures’.”