The summer season always brings with it some of the most uplifting electro-pop bangers of the year. If you appreciated the early work of Grimes and are currently enjoying PinkPantheress, then chances are you’ll also enjoy ‘Shotgun’ by acclaimed UK musician and artist Girl Next Door.
Produced by Sarah Carton with James Middleton, this track is pure joy. It was inspired by the hedonism of being young and in love and the overly ambitious feelings of optimism that come with it.
“‘Shotgun’ feels like the soundtrack to a summer holiday you can’t quite remember properly. It’s about that strange feeling of believing one night might change your whole life. I wanted it to sound euphoric, a little chaotic and completely infatuated. ‘Shotgun’ is the first song from a collection of music exploring what it meant to grow up as part of the first generation of girls online, celebrating the freedom and fantasy of that era while reflecting on the emotional complexity that came with it.”
‘Shotgun’ is lifted from the upcoming EP ‘The Internet Belonged To Girls’, which is out soon. Girl Next Door has found praise from tastemaker outlets as noted as BBC Radio 1, Earmilk, and DMY Magazine.
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