Music has been a huge majority of my life, whether it be 5-year-old me, screaming “let it go” on the way to daycare or thirteen-year-old me listening to Tate Mcrae while stretching before a tennis match. Currently, I am 16 and my comprehension and taste in music have expanded tremendously. But Tate Mcrae still holds a special place in my heart.
It’s been a month since Tate Mcrae, the Canadian singer and dancer, released her new album: “So Close To What”. As a Tate Mcrae fan I was in awe of her ability to put her emotion into the lyrics. In this album, she released fifteen new songs, eleven of which placed on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tates top song “Purple Lace Bra” peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 8, while her song “Sports Car” peaked at number 21.
Mcrae’s music is phenomenal, her ability to manipulate her voice and
connect the audience to her emotions is not only entertaining but heartfelt. Furthermore, I would give Mcrae a 5-star review just off of her voice and the sense of sadness, helplessness and almost realization her message conveys.
I am a Tate Mcrae Fan and that’s putting it lightly, after the first week of the album dropping I spent roughly 1431 minutes listening to the songs on Spotify. To clarify, I listened to that album for 25 hours that week. I feel like that qualifies me as an expert in this album, wouldn’t you agree?
In my opinion the best song in this album is “Revolving Door”. I have listened to this song on repeat. The lyrics, belting, and chorus was so satisfactory and sympathized with collective break up experiences. Furthermore, this song became a trend on TikTok because of Tates creativity with her music video. Now I may not be a
trained dancer in ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and even ballroom like Tate, I can’t wait to try this entertaining trend.
Her music video for revolving door was my favorite among her albums. And I’m not alone, after just three weeks of the music video being released there have been over 11 million views. I myself probably account for at least a couple thousand, but that’s besides the point.
