My Chérie – ‘Don’t Compare Yourself’

MY CHÉRIE – ‘DON’T COMPARE YOURSELF’
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The modern world is a difficult one to navigate, and no one knows this better than the ethereal genre-shifter that is My Chérie. With her latest release, ‘Don’t Compare Yourself’, she delves deep into R&B influenced electro-pop as she ruminates on the anxieties of societal pressures and expectations, urging the listener to blaze their own trail.

Having utilised music as a way to contend with her cultural Afrikaans pressures and balance her Christian faith with her queer identity, My Cherie’s latest is nothing short of hand-on-the-shoulder encouragement to find one’s unique place in the world.

The slow-burning cut takes influence from names like Grimes and Mallrat, blending electronic instrumentation with organic pop sensibilities to craft a cathartic, blissful creation that inspires as it delights. It might not have been the sage words we received, but ‘Don’t Compare Yourself’ is the advice we always needed.

Sounds like: The resounding jor of an inspiring late night deep-and- meaningful conversation.

By Tyler Jenke