MERE RITZ – “Rodeo Clown”

MERE RITZ’s “Rodeo Clown” is really beautiful. The track takes the grit of country, mashes it with a hyper pop glow stick. It’s genre chaos in the best way, like your playlist hit shuffle and landed on something weirdly perfect. And yes, there are actual horse sounds, because why not?

The vocals walk a perfect line between sincerity and edge, like someone who’s been through it but still showed up to the party with glitter eyeliner and a plan. MERE RITZ isn’t just playing with the edges of pop, she’s yanking them into a time warp, and it’s safe to say it’s one of my new favorite artists. Also, can we talk about that artwork? A cowboy hat made of Saturn’s rings floating in space? It’s like Lisa Frank and NASA collaborated after a weird dream.

Keep up with MERE RITZ online to see what other strange and amazing corners of the universe she decides to ride into next in 2025.