“The Lotto“ by Bailey Perrie

“The Lotto” by Bailey Perrie is a vulnerable pop track that draws on rock instrumentation and country storytelling to craft an intimate and soaring sonic journey. With deeply honest lyrics and riveting production, this track pulls you in, then pulls at your heart. Perrie is a rising artist from Western Australia who should definitely be on your radar, and she cements herself as a musician who belongs on your playlists with “The Lotto.”

The track opens with uniquely textured synths that ripple rhythmically across the arrangement. This helps build an immersive atmosphere as pretty piano chords and subtle acoustic guitar strumming add to the emotion of the production and support the singer-songwriter style of the lyrics. Steady drums join the arrangement to add tension and energy, and little moments of ear candy from both the instrumentation and the vocals offer satisfying dynamics.

The first line of “The Lotto” is “everything I do is for you,” which immediately tells us just how important the subject of this song is to Perrie. She sings about how there seems to be a special connection between them, but then she finds out that he is seeing another girl. The first chorus has sparse instrumentation with big drum hits that let the emotional vocals shine. Perrie wonders whether this boy would like her more if she dressed nicer, or was more outgoing. It’s a common pitfall to go over the “what ifs” in a situation of unrequited love, and Perrie captures that pain beautifully in this song.

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