LIZ
“XTC”
Digital Single (out now Mad Decent)
Don’t look now, but we may just stumbled across the first truly great pop single of the young year. While little is known about Ms. Liz, we do know she is from Tarzana, has some famous friends, listens to a shitload of 90’s pop and R&B, and wants you to “love her like your Xbox” (Lana shout-out?). Her debut single, “XTC,” has more than a few shades of 2012 favorite and fellow Angelino Sky Ferreira’s devastating, “Everything is Embarrassing.” We’ll see if it sticks the same, but it certainly has the same kind of timeless, wistful keytar-tastic melody and nostalgic feel. We’ll see if she has any more tricks up her oversized army jacket, but the mysterious Valley Girl’s debut single is just about everything I want in a pop song.
