Bee Blackwell - "Claws"

Photo by L.A. Lockhardt

Austin-based musician Bee Blackwell has a new single out that lands in one of our current musical sweet spots. "Claws" is a 90's inspired alt-rock song mixed with some modern alt-pop. It's the kind of song that's probably a little too poppy to truly be rock and too rock based for pure pop fans. Instead, it sits in this world of incredibly catchy pop songs with noisy and buzzing guitars that ends up being a fun, raw, and pretty song. Thirty years ago this would have just been considered alternative rock the way Letters to Cleo were, but modern tastes are going to recognize just how pop filled "Claws" is.

Bee Blackwell says of her latest single:

“CLAWS” is the struggle of being caught between wanting connection and fearing vulnerability. Expressing emotion is hard, being a control freak is even harder.”

You can watch the video for "Claws" below. Nine Lives is due out June 20 and is available to pre-save here. For more on Bee Blackwell, check out the artist on Instagram and Bandcamp.