Shu-Ling Chua

The first time I heard Raye, in the summer of 2023/24, I was driving along Sayers Road, under the yellow Federation Trail bridge, towards Laverton, the M1, on my way to the city. I remember the way her voice soared, the elasticity, over the club beats of ' Prada '. I want Prada, ah-ah, ah-ah Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh I wish I could say that was the moment I became a fan. The next song I heard, also on the radio, was 'Escapism.' Drunk calls, drunk texts, drunk tears, drunk sex I was lookin' for a man who was on the same page Now it's back to the intro, back to the bar To the Bentley, to the hotel, to my old ways 'Cause I don't wanna feel how I did last night I don't wanna feel how I did last night Doctor, doctor, anything, please Doctor, doctor, have mercy on me, take this pain away You're asking me my symptoms, doctor, I don't wanna feel Raye performed at Laneway in 2024 and at the Forum in Melbourne on 1 February. I will forever regret not gettin...