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Kat Capone Spills the Tea in Music Video for "Choke"

The pop singer-songwriter holds nothing back and keeps it real in her latest music video.

Kat Capone

The New York native pop singer/songwriter Kat Capone continues to shows off her dynamic and candid personality in her latest music video for her song "Choke."

Drawing from her musical influences like Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, and Missy Elliot, Capone skillful combines honest and direct songwriting mixed with fun, impactful pop beats to create music that can be enjoyed by the masses.

The video begins with fast cut scenes of a decadent living room, panning over luxurious decor and glittering gold furniture. The camera then cuts to Capone, dressed stylishly in all black and wearing matching berets with two other women. The trio begins to sip their tea when Capone launches into the song's opening lyric, "I heard what you said/ And you seem a little obsessed/ We coulda been friends/ This song coulda been a duet" with her sensual and raspy voice.

According to Capone, "Choke" is a high energy rhythmic jam full of attitude and confidence inspired by gossipers who secretly follow everything you do. This theme and Capone deep cutting swagger is especially obvious in the track's infectious chorus. With lines like, "You ain't gotta like me I got enough friends/ You ain't gotta lie to me or pretend/ No time for the he said she said/ We could smell the hate on your breath," and "Been hearing that my name's in your mouth/ When you see me you don't even make a sound/ Guess the cat got your tongue tied now/ Don't choke on my name spit it out," the singer makes a stance that she isn't here to waste time and energy on people who are less than authentic.

The quirky track is produced by MultiPlatinum producer KQuick (Alessia Cara, J Cole, Queen Naija) and its infectious flute melody is supported by deep 808s and clocklike percussion. The chorus serves elementary school playground taunting vibes paired with a classic reggae sample from Major Cat.

Check out Kat Capone's music video for "Choke" below!

Choke - Kat Capone (Official Video)www.youtube.com

Lizzy Land Releases Debut EP, "intro music plays"

Land's new project, featuring the single "Messed Up," uses a soft, intimate synth-pop to explore anxiety and longing.

Lizzy Land's debut project plays anxiety off of lush synth-pop, turning her self-doubt into a meditation.

intro music plays, the new six-track EP from the Portland native, gives plenty of room for the cathartic release of anxiety, with a sound that's warm but slow in its embrace. The video for "Messed Up," one of the EP's first singles, imagines Land confronting a figure with a mirror for a face, reflecting her own angst back to her. intro music plays gives greater detail about that confrontation, allowing Land's vocals and writing to settle into the tranquil synths. The tracks yearn for connection as easily as they second-guess themselves, developing scaled-down character over the project's brief runtime.

"Messed Up" and "Losing My Head" both grapple with feeling lost, but the EP gains the most traction when Land turns her songs into tragically one-sided conversations. "Sweet Melodies" finds freeing joy in losing yourself in another person, where Land's desire becomes explicit rather than abstract, while "Call Me" plays with distance and the loneliness that comes when a friend leaves her life. The relationships on intro music plays focus on what voids love and happiness can fill, making the tracks about isolation and worrying that much clearer. "Bad Things," the closer, brings that juxtaposition to a head, a heavy and self-aware plea to a toxic lover.

Land runs head-on into the paralysis of anxiety and the fear of what sadness the future might bring, with clear eyes and a soft sound. It's a gentle approach, and she makes the most of it on intro music plays, an intimate and pensive pop debut that speaks of big things to come.