Los Angeles indie-pop duo Queen Anne, fronted by actress and songwriter Katie Silverman alongside producer Sandy Chila, continue sharpening their cinematic, emotionally mischievous identity with “Baby Girl (likes to lie),” a track that leans fully into their blend of dark ethereal pop and glossy ‘80s-tinged storytelling. Known for turning character studies into hook-heavy confessions, the pair once again build a world where charm and discomfort sit side by side, and nobody quite tells the full truth.
From the opening seconds, the track feels deceptively soft. Glistening guitars shimmer like heat haze over pavement, setting up a dreamy surface that quickly starts to feel unstable. Silverman’s vocal enters with a creamy, almost candy-like sweetness, luscious in tone, but delivered with a precision that hints she’s always in control of the narrative, even when she sounds like she isn’t. With a theatricality to her phrasing, she performs a confession.
Then the chorus flips the mood on its head. The rhythm locks in tighter, the production widens, and suddenly the emotional stakes feel much sharper. “I am lying on your chest heaving, telling me you want everything / I could leave you barely breathing, heart freezing, so nonchalant,” she sings, the line landing with a chilling calm that cuts through the glossy surface. It’s seductive, unsettling, and oddly cinematic, evoking that slow-burn tension, reminiscent of the opening scene of the movie, Gone Girl.
Despite the sweetness it offers, “Baby Girl (likes to lie)” is constantly shadowed by something sharper, jealousy, control, or emotional manipulation, depending on how closely you listen.
Queen Anne construct personas, moods, and moments that feel like scenes from a film you can’t quite pause. This one? “Baby Girl (likes to lie)” comes off as a crazy smile you’re not sure you trust.
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Review by: Naomi Joan