{"id":96567,"date":"2024-10-25T16:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=261175"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T08:47:23","slug":"addison-rae-aquamarine","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/addison-rae-aquamarine\/","title":{"rendered":"Addison Rae Unleashes Her Siren Call With “Aquamarine”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Addison Rae has debuted her sophomore single under a major label with “Aquamarine”. Credit: Addison Rae \/ Sony Music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we first heard the bridge of Addison Rae\u2019s latest single \u201cAquamarine\u201d, comparisons were drawn to Madonna\u2019s 1998 ambient electro-pop album <\/span>Ray Of Light <\/span><\/i>and Kylie Minogue\u2019s <\/span>2001 <\/span><\/i>disco-inspired dance record <\/span>Light Years<\/span><\/i>. It\u2019s a testament to Rae\u2019s world-building and deep understanding of her visual artistry that the 24-year-old has already been equated to two of the world\u2019s biggest pop icons since releasing her major label debut single \u201cDiet Pepsi\u201d earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

But as it transpires, the sensual all-Americana young romance she croons about in the song was only a palette cleanser. Rebranded and refocused, Rae is firing on all cylinders with \u201cAquamarine\u201d, enshrining her place in the zeitgeist as a musical force worthy to be reckoned with and taken seriously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Behind the scenes of “Aquamarine” by Addison Rae. Credit: Instagram\/@addisonraee<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As she sings herself, she\u2019s transforming, realigning and giving audiences more than she ever has. This, in part, would be a culmination of the creative advisories she\u2019s tapped for guidance; Charli XCX<\/a>, <\/span>Interview Magazine<\/span><\/i>\u2019s Mel Ottenberg, stylist extraordinaire Dara Allen, alt-photographer darling Petra Collins<\/a>, and director and cinematographer Sean Price Williams. As it was with “Diet Pepsi”, the single only tells half the story, with Rae reuniting this cast for a music video dripping in sleaze. <\/span><\/p>\n

We open with Rae as a modern-day Nomi Maloney from <\/span>Showgirls, <\/span><\/i>dancing in an <\/span>Eyes Wide Shut<\/span><\/i><\/a>-esque mask in a hotel room. Her audience, who are dressed like they\u2019ve just come from Truman Capote’s Black-and-White Ball, don\u2019t understand her mystique and allure, so she escapes into the night alone but drowning in Chanel No. 5<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Like an alley cat, she\u2019s scantily clad in a sheer, sequin maxi and \u201cdancing in her own reflection\u201d as she takes drags down the street. It\u2019s very Sofia Coppola\u2019s <\/span>Bling Ring<\/span><\/i> meets a high-brow coquette, especially as she crawls and vogues through back streets of Paris in a nude n\u00e9glig\u00e9e and Christian Louboutin heels. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is Rae\u2019s siren call. Let her lure you in by watching the clip for \u201cAquamarine\u201d below. Addison, we can\u2019t wait to dip into the reservoir of your mind again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n