Rachel Gagliardi used to be a member of the bands Slutever and Upset, and she started Pouty back in 2013 as a duo with Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner, releasing one song a day. Pouty evolved into Gagliardi's solo project, and she released the extremely cool debut album Forgot About Me in 2024. Today, she's back with new music.
The new Pouty single "My Own Beauty" is a gorgeously fuzzed-out alt-rocker about America's fucked-up relationship with famous women's bodies: "Are you America's princess or just America's punchline?" I really like the bittersweet ache in Gagliardi's voice, and the song expertly walks the line between power-pop and grunge. Gagliardi recorded the song with the Superweaks' Evan Bernard and Chris Baglivo, who were also her producers and bakcing band on Forgot About Me. Check it out below.
"My Own Beauty" is out now on Get Better.
