Beth McCarthy returns with another sensational alt-pop track: ‘Friendship Bracelet’. Her witty, storytelling lyricism stands out as she laments a friendship falling apart through hard-hitting lines and singalong melodies. Flooded with deep bass, shimmering strings and dynamic percussion, Beth McCarthy presents a magnetic indie-pop sound.
Discussing her new release, Beth reveals: “‘Friendship Bracelet’ expresses the petty and over-dramatic feelings that you experience when you lose your friend to a new relationship and in a way, is like a friend breakup anthem. I’m always unreasonably heartbroken when my friends get into new relationships because I suddenly have to share them with someone that they’re going to love more than me and the friendship will inevitably change. It’s also the worst thing EVER to be a third wheel so I wanted this song to encapsulate all those feelings of resentment, betrayal, sadness, and also the process of reminiscing on old times with that friend and almost grieving them as you know everything will be different now. My favourite lyric in the song is ‘we were growing old alone together, that’s what you wanted ’til you wanted something better’ as I feel like it fully represents that feeling of being left behind in a friendship and is a feeling I’ve experienced too many times!”
‘Friendship Bracelet’ is the second single from Beth’s highly-anticipating upcoming EP, which boasts production and co-writing credits from Sophie Ackroyd (Nina Nesbitt, Benjamin Francis Leftwich). Accumulating almost 10 million streams, landing spots in coveted Spotify playlists and opening for Sigrid, Beth McCarthy is on her way to the top.
