Julia Michaels and Maren Morris had been two of my favourite figures to emerge inside the mid-2010s mainstream machine. Michaels, finest referred to as a songwriter, had some actual good tracks of her personal as a solo artist. Morris, who acquired her begin as one of many brightest lights in nation, had dabbled in pop — most notably on Zedd’s “The Center” — earlier than lately leaving Nashville scene (and its politics) behind to go all-in on a pop crossover. At this time they’ve teamed up on a brand new music impressed by “shitty ex-boyfriends and silly boys.”
On “Scissors,” Michaels and Morris sing about how they aren’t in the least upset about their companions leaving: “You wanna say goodbye/ I’m not cryin’ rivers/ Should you wanna reduce ties/ I’ll get the scissors.” Director Blythe Thomas’ music video takes this motif to violent extremes. Michaels performs a tradwife who decides to precise revenge on her dishonest husband with an help from Morris, the neighbor throughout the road. Each of them rock some Edward Scissorhands shear-appendages at one level, and the ending implies a castration or perhaps a Lorena Bobbitt scenario.
As for the music, it’s lush but gentle, and I can think about listening to it in retail settings for all eternity. Watch under.