Queen Anne blur fiction and confession on the brilliantly offbeat 'Baby Girl (likes to lie)'

There is a knowing theatricality running through 'Baby Girl (likes to lie)', but what makes the track work so well is how carefully it balances irony with sincerity. On the surface, it plays like a sharp-tongued indie-pop confessional full of exaggerated self-mythology and dry humour. But underneath sits something more observant about performance, identity, and the small fictions people build around themselves.

Musically, Queen Anne continue refining the darkly polished sound that has quickly made them one of the more distinctive emerging names in alternative pop. There are clear touchpoints with artists like St. Vincent and Clairo in the song’s blend of understated cool and emotional ambiguity, while traces of dreamy West Coast melancholy bring to mind Suki Waterhouse. Yet Queen Anne avoid feeling derivative because the songwriting voice remains unusually specific.

Katie Silverman’s lyricism is the real centrepiece here. The song unfolds with a conversational wit that feels almost flippant, but every line is carefully calibrated. Her delivery moves effortlessly between deadpan humour and quiet vulnerability, allowing us to constantly question where the performance ends and the truth begins.

While the production from Sandy Chila complements that tension perfectly. Throughout, the arrangement stays lean and controlled, as soft synth textures, restrained percussion, and subtle guitar details leave room for Silverman’s vocal presence to guide the emotional shape of the song.

But what separates 'Baby Girl (likes to lie)' from much of contemporary indie-pop is its self-awareness. The song understands the absurdity of confession in the social media age; the way personality itself can become stylised, curated, and knowingly exaggerated. Even the humour surrounding the song’s title choices becomes part of the wider performance art surrounding it.

But beneath the sarcasm and playful detachment is a genuine emotional intelligence that gives the song staying power. Queen Anne understand that humour and insecurity often occupy the same emotional space, and the song thrives within that overlap.

With this new offering, the LA duo continue building a catalogue that feels stylish without becoming superficial, and is another confident step forward from a project that increasingly feels like a fully formed artistic voice.