Mollie Elizabeth is on the scene with a maniacal tinge on surviving the music business…

I didn’t know who Mollie Elizabeth was before listening to her latest track, “Run Rabbit,” but she knows exactly who she is and what she wants her sound to look like aesthetically when visualized.

The second the song began, I was instantly reminded of Melanie Martinez. The violent yet perky notes played on a piano that sounds like it belongs in a seedy saloon or at a circus that suspiciously popped up out of nowhere (shoutout to Killer Klowns from Outer Space) made me think of Martinez’s sound and aesthetic: deranged yet confident.

I was pleasantly surprised when Mollie Elizabeth came in on the track, her tone very strong, hitting the ground running equally like the piano’s entrance.

She almost has a classic showgirl-esque sound to her voice, especially in the second verse when she sings in vibrato “My father told me gotta just survive.”

I will admit, I definitely had to look up the lyrics immediately after my first listen because I couldn’t make out what she was saying during a good chunk of the song. I didn’t notice that she was singing “Run rabbit / Run rabid” at first, and thought she just repeated the phrase “Run rabbit” twice. However, I did peep her dropping the words “rancid” and “acid” in the chorus, and not many artists can say they’ve ever included those in any of their songs, so points to her for being wildly notable.

Mollie Elizabeth has a very clear vision of what her aesthetic is, both visually and sonically. I’m not sure which one she came to realize first, but they both match: this maniacal coquette; an unhinged baby doll.

As far as the track’s message goes, I’m under the impression that both of her parents were in show business, or even still are, and so of course she took an interest in it, too. The lyrics reflect her parents’ two cents on what the “backstage” of life looks like when you become a professional entertainer; either that or they both pushed her to become one herself at a very young age.

It seems as though Mollie Elizabeth’s trying to keep her head screwed on straight; staying true to who she is without being tainted by greedy capitalists trying to feed off of artists’ talent within the music industry. Think “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” and “The Life of a Showgirl feat. Sabrina Carpenter” both by Taylor Swift. I’m envisioning women in show business fighting for their lives. Even if they weren’t famous, they’d have to do that anyway just because they’re women… So add a little fame to the mix and you might be close to losing your mind, too.

I’m definitely curious and look forward to listening to more of her discography, hopefully becoming invested in her creative dream, too.

Rating: 3 🐇 out of 5

Thanks to Gold Atlas for the album preview.