I Did Not Grow Up In America, But Listening To These 11 Artists Sure Make Me Feel Like I Did
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I Did Not Grow Up In America, But Listening To These 11 Artists Sure Make Me Feel Like I Did
*While not all these artists are American, they certainly have their place in American culture and the Americana aesthetic in general.*
1. Marina
Daughters of Cain/AWALWith her album Preachers Daughter, Cain takes me on a whirlwind tour of the southern states. Through the eyes of the fictionalized character Cain created, I am forced to confront a different sort of American summer. I am reminded of teenagers in Stephen King novels, surrounded by darkness, choking on hope, and stuck in a small town full of danger. With her haunting melodies and tragic lyrics, Cain drags me right into the America of her experience, so different from the idealistic small towns many of the others on this list sing of.
4. Nelly Furtado
Geffen RecordsWhile I know she’s Canadian, Nelly Furtado takes me on a sleepy tumble into hazy summer months. Listening to her music makes me feel like I’m driving down quiet roads in the summer break, dressed in a cheerleading outfit, and stealing my partner’s fries.
5. Lorde
UniversalLorde is the perfect singer when it comes to making teenage memories over the summer vacation. Streaming her music, I can imagine wasting my time as an idle teenager, somewhere far away from where I live now, in a quiet place where nothing ever really seems to happen. Lorde, while she’s from New Zealand herself, makes me feel like a teenager desperate to escape their sweet American hometown only in spirit, while in body, perfectly content with where they are.
6. Demi Lovato
IslandDemi’s America is a big city, that much is clear to me when I listen to their music. Their songs make me think of Coney Island, and they make me think of whirlwind romances and hanging out at the mall with friends. Demi’s songs taste like canned beer and secret kisses, and they make me feel like I’ve been sharing a flat with Rachel Green and Monica Geller.
7. Halsey
Atlantic RecordsHalsey’s album Badlands reminds me of movies that are somehow a blend of Barbie and Gotham city. Her songs remind me of skyscrapers and glittering city lights at the dead of night. Her America feels more artificial to me, shining and polished cities of metal and sun, glossy and sparkling. When I stream Badlands, I’m 17 years old and the city of New York is mine for the taking.
8. Mitski
Dead OceansMitski drags me into a world of lies and heartbreak, where with every new city, there is a new possibility. With her music, I am making my way to LA, fighting desperately to be remembered. Mitski makes me long for the anonymity that only busy cities can offer. She makes me want to lose myself in an attempt to find who I really am.
9. Kate Bush
Angelo Deligio\Mondadori via Getty ImagesEven though she’s an English woman herself, Kate Bush makes me want that American retro life. The life of an 1980s preteen, growing up with Indiana Jones and The Goonies, riding bikes around the town with my friends, and planning out futures that would never come to be.
10. Mad Tsai
Mad Tsai MusicMad Tsai makes me feel like I’m living in an episode of Riverdale. With exaggerated drama, surprisingly sad songs, and the constant array of both football kit and cheerleading uniforms in the music videos, there is something pointedly American about the teenage experience Mad Tsai displays.
11. And Lana Del Rey
Polydor/InterscopeQueen of sad, Lana Del Rey never fails to make me feel like it’s the 1970s and I’m running around Brooklyn. Born To Die: Paradise Edition is my go-to album when I want to soak in the Americana vibes, but Ultraviolence and Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd take me straight to New York as well. Combining dark coquette, vintage, and Americana aestheticism, Lana’s music always makes me feel like I was born in the wrong country.
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