Glasgow risers Her Picture return with new single ‘Can’t Think’.
The three-piece made their mark in 2023, with their debut EP showing maturity beyond their years. Playing storming live shows across Scotland and beyond, Her Picture recently went back into the studio to work on something new.
Out now, ‘Can’t Think’ shows the group evolving, embracing different influences in the process. There are shades of Jenny Hval’s work in here, with the arresting lyricism moving between personal reflection and veins of body horror.
The indie directness is paired to engaging subtlety, with some of the songwriting reminiscent of Ethel Cain’s work.
Her Picture comment…
‘Can’t Think’, in simple terms, is about the fear of being known and seen. Particularly, the track explores the mortifying experience of being perceived when you’re not at your best and wanting to hide from the judgement of others. As a creative, there’s extreme pressure to keep adapting yourself and keep climbing that achievement ladder but sometimes that can’t be sustained because of what’s going on in your personal life. I think that’s where the central conflict of the song comes from; how do I make a career out of being spectated when I’m terrified of how others perceive me, and the control I need to give up to allow that relationship between artist and audience to develop myself.
I was also reading a lot of body horror work at the time, particularly Jenny Hval, and that inspired the lyricism in Can’t Think. The idea of rotting away to evade being seen is a big image used, which is sort of playfully in conversation with contemporary Gen Z humour around “rotting in my room”, but it’s also a means to regain control of the body, self-effacing on your own terms before anyone else can erase the idea of you.
Tune in now.
