A momentum-filled, stylish pop success, STARR‘s “CORVETTE CANDY” channels insatiable desire and first-meeting excitement within a pulsating synth-ready infectiousness. STARR’s vocals cohesively shift between debonair vocal yearning — “I need a man / with match sticks for hands” — to climactic hook, tempting to “just love me like you hate me.” A title-touting refrain moves with particularly hypnotic allure as this gem of a track comes to a close with scorching guitar tones. The track consumes in its hooky build-up and confident pop stride.
STARR describes the release as about “the intoxicating rush of meeting someone who changes everything — someone who loves you gently, passionately, and right. It’s about that electric moment when you finally experience a healthy kind of love after a lifetime of chaos, toxicity, and pain. You’re drawn to the light, but still fighting your old instincts — that wild, untamed side that craves mystery, seduction, and a little danger.”
She continues: “The term “Corvette Candy” is my own original twist on the idea of a passenger princess or eye candy — it represents being that alluring, irresistible woman who makes her partner look even better just by being on his arm. It’s about being with someone who’s high-value, who makes you feel expensive — desired, adored, and powerful — like YOU are the luxury. It’s the story of falling in love for the first time in the right way, while still clinging to that playful, flirtatious edge that makes you who you are.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
