Today, we're up to Louisiana in #AmericanAutumn.
And yep. Addison Rae (Easterling. It's her real name) is from Lafayette, Louisiana. She turned 25 last Monday. She started off as a social media content creator, so when she started making music, no one expected much.
What they got (eventually. This wasn't her first single but it was a breakthrough) was a song - co-written by the artist and producers Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd - called "Backseat" - until, and this is true, Charli XCX heard it and thought "Diet Pepsi" was a better title.
The song got a lot of high year-end rankings - Pitchfork named it the 13th best song of the year; The New York Times put it 4th on their list; Dazed ranked it #1 - and for good reason. This song is cool and mature and the vocals are reminiscent of a younger Lana Del Rey.
Even Lana Del Rey hears it.
But, also, I know what you're thinking - "she's a social media influencer. This is manufactured pop and her voice is super enhanced."
Well, that's where you're wrong, bucko - she performed the song live and stripped down in August of this year at the Grammy Museum in Mississippi. The woman has pipes!!!
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