Artist Close-Up: Wolf Observes How We “Play Dead” In Relationships

In my recent interview with Katzu Oso, we discussed how powerful artists can be for themselves. It is hard, but now, more than ever, you can be your own producer, songwriter, manager, publicist, and entire A&R team. In fact, a lot of labels appreciate the independency of artists because, now, all they have to do is sign them. Such a notion, comes into mind when I hear WOLF. 

When I first heard her new single, “Play Dead,” I thought perfection. The Queens’ native  has been “in the game” for six months and is already garnering millions of streams and industry buzz because she does music with a vision. She is her own purpose, and Play Dead plays to that theme. It is a succinct, saccharine bop about one of the harshest realties a person can face post-break-up: it was not love. 
Play Dead- WOLF [official audio]

You ever looked back on a relationship, and realized how toxic it was? That, basically, you were this person’s emotional pillow; the one that held their head when they wanted to cry and got hit when they got angry. Either way, you were there for their ego boost while believing it was “love.” UGH! What I love about Wolf as a lyricist is that she aims for the nuance of the relationships; the small details that make us fall for a person and then, when we break-up, completely hate them for it. Add on that her vocals, feel coolly measured; allowing her disappointment in herself and her ex to feel relatable without all the self-pity that usually follows such reality checks. 

When asked about the song WOLF replied, 

“It’s pretty terrifying when you realize you’ve become the center of someone else’s world; like you could ask them to kill for you and they would without hesitation. I realized over time that I was being put into that position, and it made me see how much I couldn’t reciprocate those feelings or actions. But it’s hard to leave someone who sees you that way, especially when you’re the least confrontational person on Earth.  So Play Dead is meant to be a super literal depiction of how I felt in the relationship I was in. I was very numb and very neutral just going through the motions, because whether I showed kindness or withdrew completely, it was always a lose lose until finally I chose to speak up.”

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