Johanna Samuels Releases "Blue Vs. Pinkerton," a Country-Fried Alt-Rock Single About Teenage Identity
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Johanna Samuels releases "Blue Vs. Pinkerton," a country-fried alt-rock single from her upcoming album Sorry Kid. The song uses the classic debate between Weezer's first two albums (Blue Album and Pinkerton) as a metaphor for the teenage search for identity. The release is timely given Olivia Rodrigo's recent praise of Pinkerton in an interview with music critic Anthony Fantano.
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· 4 pulledHow timely to be releasing a song called "Blue Vs. Pinkerton" this week!
Now Johanna Samuels has used the eternal debate between the band's first two albums to illustrate the teenage search for identity.
"Blue Vs. Pinkerton" is the latest single from Sorry Kid, the forthcoming Samuels album that has already given us "Circles" and "Two People, The Moon."
This one's a country-fried alt-rock tune with a friendly approach to melody.
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