Blue Ticked Influencer

by Lonely Gimmick

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Lonely Gimmick presents its third release, "Blue Ticked Influencer" takes inspiration from lo-fi rock icon Mac Demarco using mostly guitars and a heavy does of chorus pedal to craft a catchy melody. Layerings of background vocals and synths create an astral vibe while the lo-fi lovable glockenspiel completes the indie soaked track. The lyrics and title are of course a comment and criticism on the social media driven times we live in. It critiques the self important attitude that can absorb a person because of the number of "likes" and "followers" they have/attain. The lyrics directly reference the reality TV show "Love Island" which stars many so called "Influencers" calling them and their "abstract beauty" empty. The message of the song being beauty isn't everything, your self worth is not determined by your social media presence or how many followers/likes you have. There are many hidden gems in this universe and we should learn to humble ourselves to our insignificance. As the cover art for the track says "we are all nothing but ants on a speck of dust floating in space"

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"Can you walk between the raindrops, if not, can you make the sound of the city stop, I guess not, you just bury your head in your Instagram
Smoke and mirror don't bring no tears, when all you got left are your dreams to conquer your fears
Just give them money, money, they don't care, let the worker bees make that honey
Blue ticked influencer your abstract beauty is as empty as your island of love
They don't wanna learn, they don't wanna work hard, they wanna reap rewards without even having to start"

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released October 6, 2020

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Lonely Gimmick London, UK

Featured on "BBC Introducing", "Amazing Radio", "CILU 102.7FM",
"The living embodiment of futuristic and avant-garde compositions" - Iggy Magazine

"Pure dance feverish escapism" - American Pancake

"refreshingly original approach to music making" - Alfitude

Lonely Gimmick is the alter ego of Max Pow, an anonymous multi-instrumentalist musical artist. Both these names are pseudonyms. ... more

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