music news Pitchfork drags Texas Hold 'Em; calls it "car-commercial music"

[favorite crime]

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"But as with “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé’s attempts at 9-to-5 relatability can ring slightly hollow from beyond the veil of privacy and security her monies afford—it’s just as difficult to imagine her boot-scootin’ at a honky-tonk as it was to imagine her rolling at the club. The ho-hey stomp-clap of it all, complete with an Andy Griffith whistle, veers dangerously close to the border of Lumineers car-commercial music; this is working-class music for folks who can afford to drive a Lexus."

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/beyonce-texas-hold-em/

 

[MusicIsMyMaster]

but did they lie 

[Polgg48]

so it begins...

 

[Archetype]

Well someone had to tell her.  I hope the album is more like 16 carriages and nothing like this

[Price of Fame]

they aren't wrong. 16 Carriages is much much better

[Rev8]

Surprised P4K has something bad to say about her

[FolkLover1989]

I am shook P4k dragged her

Cause she is the most loved there

 

Anyways p4k doesn't matter. GP DOES 

[Escape]

Is this because GQ just bought Pitchfork?

[Shimenawa]

Meh. It sounds like a parody of country music

 

16 Carriages is much better

 

Edited February 12 by Shimenawa

[truthteller]

it's a lukewarm track like BMS. i'm curious to see how it will sound in the context of the whole album tbh.

[VerdantHue]

Not a fan of it either.

[CaptainMusic]

It’s ok but 16 Carriages is a lot better. 

[JawBreaker]

3 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

I am shook P4k dragged her

Cause she is the most loved there

 

Anyways p4k doesn't matter. GP DOES 

I doubt GP will eat up this album. Rennaisance underperformed but atleast it had a hit and a mini hit and the album tracks did well too

[Cameltoe Chariot]

Both tracks are mid as hell, but will be getting mercy streams for the rest of 2024 by the hive I'm sure 

[19SLAYty9]

3 minutes ago, swissman said:

The thread title is a lie. They never called it that. They said it is close to that.

I-

[Cain]

I gave the two songs a listen but idk why she’s talking about being underpaid and working 9-5 and stuff. It actually feels really writercamp’d cause like… you’re Beyoncé, no one relates to you singing that

[Joesuxx]

7 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

I am shook P4k dragged her

Cause she is the most loved there

 

Anyways p4k doesn't matter. GP DOES 

There being the newly converted janitors closet over at GQ, reason being nobody cares for pitchfork as a whole nor for their opinion. Hate to say I low key agree. 

[rihannafan]

Theyll prob give 16 carriages BNT

Edited February 12 by rihannafan

[bestfiction]

Wait. I thought they were shut down?

[Donquizote]

[Brikenbur]

Not a drag but ok 

[Brikenbur]

10 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

I am shook P4k dragged her

Cause she is the most loved there

 

Anyways p4k doesn't matter. GP DOES 

Right and if TikTok is any indication, I see a lot of vids positively reacting to “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” especially so 

[alexrex]

The fact that it took 20+ songwriters and producers to make that song 

[Brikenbur]

22 minutes ago, favorite crime said:

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/beyonce-texas-hold-em/

 

You were so excited to post this 

 

[QueenBLadyG]

Only proving all the praise for her to be genuine 

 

I also don't give af what they think about this project, tbh.