{"id":246807,"date":"2025-05-19T06:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/african-music\/carla-franco-delivers-biting-social-commentary-on-her-new-single-and-video-hot-mess-texx-and-the-city\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T06:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:31:25","slug":"carla-franco-delivers-biting-social-commentary-on-her-new-single-and-video-hot-mess-texx-and-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=246807","title":{"rendered":"Carla Franco delivers biting social commentary on her new single and video \u201cHOT MESS\u201d \u2013 Texx and the City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Winner of Texx And The City\u2019s #BandOrBust 2024, SAMA-nominated <a href=\"https:\/\/texxandthecity.com\/2024\/07\/carla-franco-releases-a-fun-cherry-coloured-music-video-for-big-talker\/\">Carla Franco<\/a> is turning up the heat with her latest single and video \u201cHOT MESS\u201d \u2014 a bold, biting and brutally honest track.<\/p>\n<p>Known for her emotionally charged storytelling and her genre-bending sound, the hearing-impaired singer-songwriter pulls no punches in this fierce, cathartic anthem about loving someone who just can\u2019t love you back. It\u2019s a sonic firestorm to say the least, with raw production to match Franco\u2019s punchy lyricism.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-c85eaf7e-f39a-46d6-9b34-1b89f6f21774\">\u201cSharp drums, distorted guitars and layered vocals reflect the emotional volatility of the song,\u201d says Franco. \u201cIt\u2019s messy by design,\u201d she continues. \u201cWe wanted it to sound like the chaos that it represents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the eclectic visual accompaniment directed by Kyle Lendon, Franco adds, \u201cThe song may sound like it\u2019s about someone else, but the music video makes it personal. It\u2019s about facing your own role in the wreckage.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CARLA FRANCO - HOT MESS\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViRVVUEEyP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Filmed in a dusty and cluttered props store, Franco plays the role of a composed and well-presented woman, but her emotional alter-ego quickly unravels. 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