Nessa Barrett Haunts Pop with New Single & Music Video
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Rising singer-songwriter Nessa Barrett is ready to make a major mark her after gathering millions of streams and receiving widespread critical acclaim. Today she uncovers a new single and music video entitled “i hope ur miserable until ur dead,” delivering a Gen-Z grunge bop underlined by caustic guitars and a hypnotically spectral hook.
Nessa’s voice teems with raw emotion as she lets everyone know exactly how she feels, and she emerges from a television set Poltergeist-style in the accompanying video directed by the incomparable Hannah Lux Davis (Ariana Grande, Halsey) in order to haunt a deserving ex with her undeniable presence.
“‘i hope ur miserable until ur dead’ is the anger you hold inside when people betray you — when people hurt you so bad and you unapologetically hope they get what they deserve.”
The song heralds the arrival of her debut pretty poison EP out September 10 on Warner Records. Illuminating the scope of her signature style, she leans into a lullaby melody on the darkly catchy “grave,” while “i wanna die” feels tailor-made for the closing credits of a classic nineties slasher flick. Her jazzy intonation adds raw emotion to “scare myself” as she admits, “Sometimes I even scare myself.” Over wobbling distortion on the track “pretty poison,” she urges, “Say my name, say my name like you know it’s holy.” “pretty poison” is available for pre-order here.