Zoe Ko – Drop The Man

Rising Los Angeles-based artist Zoe Ko shares further taste of new music with “drop the man”

“‘drop the man’ came to be because of my two best friends who were on a streak of having terrible taste in men,” Ko shares. “It was basically a whole year of seeing another lame dude come in and out of their life and leave each time with a little piece of their heart. And I was not having it. The song is super simple in the fact that I love my best friends, and I know and they know what kind of partner they deserve.”

“drop the man” follows “lucky” and “Kiss My (Ah)”.

Raised primarily in New York City and now living in Los Angeles, Ko’s music highlights the female experience and explores themes of authenticity and empowerment. She draws inspiration from a combo of “New York alt-rock and clubby sound, with 2000’s pop girl energy,” citing influences such as Britney Spears, No Doubt, CSS, Gwen Stefani and more. “It was so playful and unapologetic in a way that other eras weren’t,” she explains. 

“The second I put my makeup on and my crazy fur coat and my sunglasses, I feel like I can be anyone and anything I want,” Ko details, going on to say, “My favorite thing to do in life is to laugh and be crazy. I want my music to also embody that totally.”

Beneath the fur and makeup Zoe’s songs inadvertently explore themes of what it’s like to be a young woman today—to be out and partying, bumping up against unspoken expectations, to have your own agency overlooked even when you’re in full control.

Ko released her debut EP Baby Teeth last fall to widespread praise. She followed up the EP with “EAT / DIRT” and “Touch Therapy.”

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