โGay Songโ by Ratfink! stuns you with its soul-hugging indie folk track. The Melbourne-based DIY duo, Liv and Raph, capture a deeply personal coming-out narrative with such tenderness and grit, itโs impossible not to stop what youโre doing and listen. As the second single from their upcoming record WHEN U WERE MINE, the track peels back layers of growing up queer in a small, conservative town, without ever sacrificing melodic intimacy for message.
โGay Songโ opens with gentle guitar strums that lay the groundwork, then Livโs voice enters, thick with emotion and impossibly soft, like a secret being shared. Thereโs a kind of vulnerability in the delivery thatโs disarming in the best way. As the song unfolds, the rhythm section joins in with a soft, brooding pulse, and backing harmonies quietly swell behind the lead vocal, offering comfort like a friend sitting beside you in silence. The storytelling is heartbreakingly vivid, lines about social expectations, repressed identity, and moments of defiant expression are woven into lyrical snapshots that feel almost too real.
โGay Songโโs power lies in its refusal to overdramatize. It illustrates identity crisis in the most relatable, grounding way with bruises, sports, dresses, validation, shame, and a longing to just be seen. Then, when the male voice cuts in near the end with a quiet line, โcome on babe, youโll survive,โ it feels like a lifeline, subtle but unforgettable.
โGay Song,โ in its unflinching truth, poetic detail, and lo-fi warmth, it becomes a voice for the outsider whoโs still figuring it out. Ratfink!โs new single is available on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan