CAMERON turns romantic insecurity into something sleek, seductive and quietly devastating on “Love Me Like Your Ex.” The 23-year-old Nashville pop artist steps away from the ’80s influence of his earlier work for a more contemporary sound, drawing from artists like Troye Sivan and Tate McRae. But beneath the polished pop surface is a painfully vulnerable question: what happens when the person you are dating seems more in love with their ex than they are with you?
The track settles into a low-key, immersive soundscape built around a downtempo electronic rhythm and steady beats. Shimmery, glitzy percussion gives the production a glossy late-night atmosphere, while CAMERON’s sensual voice moves through it with an almost robotic restraint. There is something despondent in his delivery, particularly in the way he seems to plead with someone to love him by treating him like the person who came before. The effect is strangely hypnotic, as though he is willingly surrendering himself just to feel valued.
That tension between the beat and the subject is what makes the song work. On the surface, “Love Me Like Your Ex” could easily slide into a late-night club or pregame playlist, with its sleek rhythm and addictive atmosphere. Listen closer, though, and the confidence begins to crack. The narrator is essentially asking whether he needs to become somebody else to be worthy of affection, turning comparison into a crisis of identity.
CAMERON’s songwriting process adds another interesting layer. He and producers Logan Lanning and Gino Quartucci reportedly build melodies through wordless vocal passes before fitting lyrics into the melodies like pieces of a puzzle. That intuitive approach seems fitting for a song so concerned with feelings that are difficult to articulate.
Ultimately, “Love Me Like Your Ex” is pop with a bruise underneath it. CAMERON makes the track glossy enough to dance to while leaving its emotional wound exposed.
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Review by: Naomi Joan