Izzi De-Rosa won’t let love dampen her spirit in her “loverboi” video
thefader.com"You’re down to chase, I'll break your heart." Izzi De-Rosa sings on "loverboi," her addictive pop song about the push and pull of dating.
Later, over fast-paced garage drums, she switches the perspective and admits "You'll break my heart, But that's the game." The track marks a slight change of direction for the London-based artist, whose previous singles (including last year's "Welcome To My Life") have leaned on the grungy side. "loverboi," in contrast, is bright and sparky with De-Rosa's sharp lyricism backed by equally sticky melodies. "loverboi" comes with a video that captures the feeling of the song; an addiction to the chase and all the ups and downs it brings with it.
She dances in the rain and parties with the boy in front of a big red heart, only to find herself moments later crying into the romantic gifts she's been given.
The action starts over again, though, as De-Rosa dusts herself off and goes again. In a statement, De-Rosa says: "As soon as I wrote ‘loverboi’ I had this idea of what I wanted the video to look like - flirty, fun, and empowering.
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