Having grown up listening to his parents’ music, Let Loose! drips with the energy of Madonna, Depeche Mode and Soft Cell. Rather than relying purely on the sounds of the 80s, Petticoat combines them with the polished sounds of modern R&B and pop, itself a reflection of the exposure he gained into the hip-hop scene in the Bay Area through his older brother.
On Get Loose!, Petticoat (Real name David Halsey) serves up an enthusiastic and glossy piece of modern pop that still manages to create a nostalgic feeling. The big, crisp drums and vocal samples evoke something of Positive K’s sassy classic, I Got A Man, whilst the vocal effects and synths feel much more modern. All in, it’s a busy but accessible sound.
The song itself isn’t intended to be taken seriously, as Halsey explains:
“For me, the song isn’t as introspective. It’s a fictitious love story that is acknowledged through tongue-in-cheek self-doubt. I was listening to a lot of shallow heartbreak pop songs, and the concept of Get Loose! didn’t click right off the bat. Instead, it was this melding of narratives over time that led me to what you are hearing now.”
Check out Get Loose! Below: