‘Raw Thoughts’, the new track by Baby Queen, has been released. The upcoming pop-star, also known as Bella Latham, is taking 2021 by storm after this new single and the release of her debut EP ‘Medicine.’ The track features a fun and upbeat music video, filmed in Kent’s sea-side town Margate.
‘Raw Thoughts’ is a song about going out, doing daring things and being an ‘amalgamation of every feeling’ Latham told NME. Ironically, Baby Queen admitted to the song being written on a hangover, stating ‘I had been on one of the biggest nights out of my entire life and had woken up dreadfully hungover. The song came out like word vomit the next day. I was partly thrilled, partly coming down and partly ashamed of myself for what felt like a betrayal of innocence.’
The track is a glittering example of an indie-pop anthem. The infectious and catchy track is definitely a song to bop to, with probably many relating to and remembering to lyrics (such as ‘crying in the AM’.) She said that the track was highly important to her becoming Baby Queen. “Raw Thoughts’ is probably the most important song I’ve released to date because it’s actually the song that catalysed what has become the sound of Baby Queen.” She carried on to state, ‘“I had been going through a terrible breakup, and discovering partying was like discovering freedom. I was going to places my ex had never been, I was meeting people they would never meet and doing things that would make their skin crawl. I think I fell in love with the danger of it. I had realized that I could do or be whoever I wanted to be, even though the only thing I wanted was to be loved by them again.’
The music video is a fun and warm accompaniment to the track. Baby Queen and her friends are having a blast by the beach in Margate, dancing in front of the retro arcades ‘Dreamland’ sign and enjoying the scenic view. It goes hand in hand with the indie-pop beat that you can’t not bop your head to!
The 23 year old singer has also attracted the attention of Courtney Love, who was impressed with the new singers lyricism and new tracks. Love stated in an Instagram post, “Lyrics SO good. Death and guns and beating the gay kids up, it doesn’t happen to you so why give a f*ck. And ALL of ‘Pretty Girl Lie’. ‘Want Me’ immaculate. Sh*tty French accent has me laughing so hard..”
Baby Queen’s debut EP ‘Medicine’ received wide spread attention, achieving four-stars by NME and gaining her a place on ‘The NME 100: Essential Emerging Artists of 2021’. Born in South Africa but now London based, the new pop-star has created her very own ‘Baby Kingdom’, where she regularly keeps in contact with her close fans, chatting about topics from Taylor Swift to politics. Her reasoning being that ‘..these people that I’ve connected with over the past few months are more similar to me than any of my actual friends that I have in real life.’
