Viral Phenomenon Penelope Scott’s Songs Capture the S--tstorm of Internet Culture

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Penelope Scott's verbose, unclassifiable Gen Z anti-anthems have made her the toast of TikTok -- though sometimes she’d rather just be doing homework.

The 21-year-old’s verbose, unclassifiable Gen Z anti-anthems have made her the toast of TikTok -- though sometimes she’d rather just be doing homework.

Through school, she’s been able to learn a lot about mixing. She was previously in a music production class where they introduced different softwares to her, and making songs was her homework. “I decided I actually really liked it,” she says about the software, “and that’s where we got the back tracks for ‘Cigarette Ahegao.’”

When it comes to Scott’s growing fame, he’s not surprised her numbers are doing so well. “To me right now, you get more out of having a song go viral on TikTok than you do from having a song go on the radio,” he says. “TikTok is the new way to break a single ultimately.” It’s relatable in that way, but in other, less dramatic ways also. Even if it’s rooted in this incredibly specific idea , the chorus radiates the general energy of a broken romance: “I loved you, it’s true/ I wanted to be you and do what you do/ I lived here, I loved here, I thought it was true I feel so stupid and so used.” There’s space for interpretation; it can be perceived as a song about unrequited love through the lens of science and politics.

 

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