FLETCHER Leaked Her EP: The S(ex) Tapes

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With a scheduled release of September 18th and unbeknownst to her fans, there was a slight shift in plans with Fletcher’s second EP titled The S(ex) Tapes. Unexpectedly on September 9th, Fletcher leaked her EP. Like its title, she found that “it would be so Fletcher if the sex tapes leaked.” The EP itself is a collection of seven songs that range through dirty dreams, bitten lips, and the consequential effects of cheap tequila in a New York apartment.

The EP eases in with the first track “Silence” where Fletcher mindlessly spills her thoughts about running to her ex’s bed, recalling that it's “cheaper than a therapy venture.” This would seem like a valid excuse, however, the later songs explore a bitterness from that rushed decision. The track then finds Fletcher in what sounds as though she is lyrically pacing back and forth in anticipation and confusion. Late night self-talks where she finds herself begging for silence to fill the void of answer-less questions. Silence soon gets wrapped in glittered bedsheets on Fletcher’s “If I Hated You”, a song with its own previously dedicated article here.

Veering into the broken heart of the project, Fletcher doesn’t sugarcoat the truth on “Bitter.” An angsty moment of putting pen to paper where Fletcher lists her feelings about her ex finding someone else. A sarcastic nod to the double entendre “bitter” where she cleverly explains; 

“I know you think about me when you kiss her I left a taste in your mouth, can she taste me now? I’m bitter.”

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This not-so-subtle bitterness turns to exposed intensity on “The One.” A song, picturesque of an abandoned warehouse of flickering lights, and impulsive sex. Considerably the most danceable track of the EP, the song impersonates its explicit subject line through quick gasps and lyrics resulting in a nervous sweat. The high-pitched scream made by production is another insinuation that doesn’t go unnoticed. The verses mimic the intimacy of whispered promises and pondered thoughts into drunken ears, with the intent of soon coming true. Fletcher offers simply over the cynical chorus, “You’re not the one, but you could be the one right now.”

Coming down from the high, “Shh…Don’t Say It” and “Feel” bring back the ill-lit atmosphere by trading the strobe lights for a dimmed lampshade. The next time you are crying on the floor of your shower, “Feel” is a pretty solid song recommendation. The track finds fletcher pleading on her knees not to feel anymore, with a production that delineates the loneliness of an open field surrounded by nothing but overhead power-lines.

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The final track “Sex (With My Ex)” is an open stab wound of what the entire EP represents. A messy compendium of distraction drowning out the pain of missing a lover. While there are more facets of missing an ex than simply the sex, physical intimacy is used as a diversion to explain the frustration of missing that one person. The song’s verses were copied directly from text messages between Fletcher and Shannon Beveridge (her ex). Messages that read;

“Gotta catch my flight, but I want more time Gimme one more night to be wrapped up in you.”

The S(ex) Tapes truly flaunt Fletcher’s maturity and writing talent, as her most intricately explicit collection of songs so far in her career. The story’s climax leaves the listener with a lingering phrase that encompasses the entire emotional ride;

“I thought it’d be harmless.” The S(ex) Tapes are available now on all streaming services. 

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