Katie MAC doesn't sing heartbreak so much as whirl it into something you can dance to. The new single "hate myself" is a case in point. And it is just as messy, magnetic, and relatable as love.
The song sucks listeners down the drain into a hyperpop-adjacent storm of beats and plain confession, all capped with a chorus that glitches itself straight away into your brain. Why do I love you? It's the ideal loop for anyone who can't let go of someone they know they should leave behind. It's bold and frenetic, the production mirrors how you spiral when you love someone wrong for you, but Katie MAC's delivery keeps it rooted in truth.
What makes "hate myself" so striking is its duality, it's both a meltdown and a mood picker-upper. It's the type of thing you can listen to alone in your bedroom at 2 a.m. and cry along to, or pump on while putting on eyeliner before going out for the night. Katie MAC has embraced the chaos of modern love and made a soundtrack to survival, filled with sass, sarcasm, and undeniable hooks. On "hate myself," Katie MAC doesn't simply kick off her EP, she blasts open the door, making good on her promise that she's here to soundtrack our heartbreaks, overthinking spirals, and dance floors in equal measure.
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