Back with the explosive ‘i can be ur lady’, the Baltimore-based provocateurs Plant Dad kick down the door of indie-pop convention and rewire the room. It’s a track that blurs lines, flexes femme power, and snarls with charm.
From the first hit of distorted guitars and twitching synths, there’s a sense that something is about to rupture. What follows is a chaotic symphony of desire and defiance: part industrial meltdown, part alt-pop flirtation, and entirely its own beast. Plant Dad’s voice glides and commands with razor-sharp clarity, navigating verses that read like taunts etched in neon lipstick.
Where many songs bask in longing, ‘i can be ur lady’ doesn’t chase validation, instead it dares you to keep up. The track is rooted in the politics of attraction, flipping the lens on what strength and dominance can sound like when wrapped in femme aesthetics. It’s sultry yet volatile.
Lyrically, this is Plant Dad at their most biting. There’s wit behind every line and venom laced in the delivery. With Matthew Hurd’s contributions bolstering the mix, the production gleams like chrome and cuts like glass. The build-up is relentless, and the payoff is ecstatic.
Fans of St. Vincent’s voltage, Charli XCX’s glitchy hedonism, and Sufjan Stevens’ theatrical honesty will feel at home here, but ‘i can be ur lady’ never feels borrowed. It’s too personal, too feral. This is queer art in its fiercest form: unfiltered, self-possessed, and unwilling to shrink for anyone.
In a musical landscape that still often cages femme energy in soft hues and passive notes, Plant Dad flips the script. Here, being “the lady” is a power play, not a compromise. ‘I can be ur lady’ is a wild and smart thrill ride that solidifies Plant Dad as one of 2025’s most exciting names in the underground. Get on board or get steamrolled.
