Youโve probably heard some of Elli Mooreโs hits already. She and Alina Smith have an L.A. production company called LYRE thatโs gotten over 100 million streams to date, including cuts by Fall Out Boy and numerous K-pop stars.
The LYRE founders teamed up to write Mooreโs new single โThe Dirtโ, which does sound a bit like an American version of Seoul superstars aespa and TWICE.
โI came up with the idea for โThe Dirtโ while I was on tour,โ says Elli. โFrom the outside, everything looked great but I was about to live through one of the worst years of my life. My world was quietly falling apart, and the only thing keeping me together was giving a good show. I learned in musical theater that if you mess up, just keep going and most people wonโt notice. That rule saved me for a while. But this song was the moment I finally stopped pretending. Itโs me airing out the mess I worked so hard to hide. And sonically, itโs unlike anything Iโve done before. I wrote it with my best friend, who really pushed herself to the edge to bring this to life. We both poured everything into it.โ
Mooreโs previous single โAmerican Girl Dollโ is one of the most perfectly crafted songs of the year. Her cadences are impeccable, like on the 10-syllable phrase โmy smile will no longer be painted onโ that sings beautifully โ kinda like a cross between Sabrina Carpenter and Eminem.
Despite the difficulties laid bare in โThe Dirtโ, Moore has both the charisma and talent to notch Top Ten singles for years to come.
Listen to โThe Dirtโ below, or find it on the streaming services.
