๐ช๐ปTHERE'S SOMETHING QUIETLY SACRED ABOUT MNEK'S NEW "MUSCLE MARYS..," A SONG ABOUT WANTING TO BE SOMEONE'S GIRL WHILE STILL LEARNING TO LOVE THE BODY ASKING FOR IT. THAT VULNERABILITY FEELS FAMILIAR, LIKE THE MARY MARY I GREW UP ON, OR MI VIRGENCITA DE GUADALUPE QUE LLEVO COLGADITA EN EL CUELLO, QUIET PROTECTION FOR THE PARTS THAT NEED IT MOST. THIS EP HOLDS THE SAME SONG IN TWO LIGHTS. ๐จ๐ง๐
"MUSCLE GIRL [YOUR MARY]" IS STEADIED BY GARLYN'S "YOUR GIRL" BEAT, GROUNDED AND FINDING ITS FOOTING. "GOLDEN MARY [JVKEMUSCLS]" FT. ITSAMONEYY LETS GO INTO HIS VIOLIN RENDITION OF JVKE'S "GOLDEN HOUR," WHERE THE STRINGS FINISH WHAT THE LYRICS STARTED.
FUNNY TIMING TOO, THIS ONE DROPPED A WEEK OR TWO AFTER A NIGHT AT THE EAGLE IN BALTIMORE, SURROUNDED BY MORE MUSCLE MARYS THAN I COULD COUNT. I MAY KISS AND TELL, BUT SINCE NO ONE ASKED, JUST KEEP THESE ON ROTATION.
MNEK'S VIDEO ALREADY FEELS LIKE A MUSEUM PIECE, QUIET AND LIT JUST RIGHT. THIS MIX IS HOPING FOR ITS OWN LITTLE SPOT ON THE WALL. ๐๐ฅLET THIS #MASHUP EP HOLD YOU THE WAY IT'S MEANT TO. ๐ง CATCH MORE EXCLUSIVE DROPS BY FOLLOWING @STEPHTERELL ON TIKTOK & YOUTUBE ๐ถ