With this new era, renforshort is establishing herself as one of the most exciting emerging voices in pop. ‘pretend to like me’ is an anthem that reflects her evolving sound and the fierce personality she brings to her music. Through both her sound and lyrics, she continues to connect with her fans on a personal level, amplifying the raw emotion and authenticity that has become her trademark.

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Her new single ‘serpentine’, produced by Jonny Lattimer (Rina Sawayama, Ellie Goulding, James Bay) & Jeff Hazin (Glaive, Tai Verdes, Midwxst), is an ode to independence and isolation, with a melodic nod to the work of Elliot Smith, who has always been a huge inspiration to Lauren and her craft.

Speaking on the inspiration behind today’s release, renforshort shares; “’serpentine’ is a song that at its surface is about walking alone through London. In crafting the melody, we drew inspiration from the style of the legendary Elliott Smith, whose influence is evident in the musical arrangement. Working with Johnny was a truly enriching experience, as his creativity and talent added so much depth to the song. It’s a special piece for me, being the first track I envisioned for the project reflecting the independence, solitude and isolation I felt during my month-long stay alone in London. The simplicity and honesty of the song captures such a personal moment, and I’m grateful for the experiences I had while creating this song, with a nod of gratitude to the melodic influence of Elliott Smith.”

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“’i miss myself’ is about feeling like you need to be all these other people, until eventually you don’t know who you are anymore,” she says. Opening in a stripped-back haze and reaching a wild ferocity at the bridge, ‘i miss myself’ also reveals ren’s gift for elevating her storytelling through ingenious use of sonic contrast and dynamics. “I wanted the song to feel like when you’re having a conversation and trying to stay calm, until you finally can’t hold back anymore and everything just explodes,” she explains.

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On the track, Barker holds down the groove with an airtight beat punctuated by video game-style keyboards. Meanwhile, renforshort’s breathy delivery instantly transfixes as she muses, “You love the way I break your broken heart.” In the accompanying visual directed by Nikko LaMere in Los Angeles, she instantly transfixes as she addresses the camera in a series of high-fashion looks. Barker tears it up behind the kit as the words ‘we’ll make this ok’ flash across the screen in neon. It might just be her most elevated, entrancing, and engaging clip to date.

Serving as the follow-up to 2021’s acclaimed saint dominique EP, dear amelia finds renforshort joining forces with her longtime collaborator Jeff Hazin as well as producers/co-writers like David Pramik, Alexander 23, Andy Seltzer, John Ryan, Tia Scola, and Nick Long.

On dear amelia, renforshort narrates an up-close and thrillingly honest journey through the darkest parts of her psyche. A near-lifelong musician who plays guitar, piano, and drums and started touring before she’d graduated high school, the Toronto-bred artist builds an elaborate sonic world around her detailed exploration of mental health, ultimately bringing even the most painful revelations to strangely radiant life. Tackling raw accounts of depression and disassociation, anxiety and self-erasure. renforshort crystallized the concept for her full-length debut after creating its spellbinding final track, a vocoder-enhanced epic called “amelia.”

dear amelia:

1. i miss myself
2. made for you
3. moshpit
4. hate the way you love me
5. we’ll make this ok (feat. Travis Barker)
6. I thot you were cool
7. don’t come back
8. let you down (feat. Jake Bugg)
9. better off
10. Julian, king of Manhattan
11. not my friend
12. amelia

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