CATTY frames ‘Prized Possession’ in her own words, a dramatic pop plea with lyrics that glow and production that soars.
CATTY puts her heart on the line and tells you exactly where the song comes from. “I think it’s fair to say I have a flair for the dramatic because ‘Prized Possession’ is basically me saying if you’re in love with me, kill the rest (metaphorically, of course.) I love with every fibre of my being, oftentimes to my detriment but ‘Prized Possession’ is definitely me saying please love me with everything you have in return.” That clarity shines through every second of ‘Prized Possession’, a track that feels like a handwritten note set to baroque powered pop.
The Welsh glam pop artist surrounds that message with a sound that is bold and cinematic. Pounding drums, crunching guitars, and warped synths create a widescreen backdrop, as stacked harmonies make the chorus bloom. The request at the core is beautifully direct, a thundering, unfiltered plea to be loved with the same intensity you give away. The lyric says it all, “Give me your jealousy, Kiss, kill and come for me, Do it for the thrill…, But I don’t want a temporary love or a lie, I want someone by my side until I die.”
The making of the single was as alive as it sounds. Written across a week of white wine fueled sessions with collaborators Nathan and Juliette, ‘Prized Possession’ howls from the hills of heartbreak and obsession, but it does so with warmth and sincerity. It reads like a page pulled from a gothic fairytale, blood stained and blazingly honest, the kind of story that makes you feel seen.
There is lineage here too, the spirit of Welsh mythology in its bones and the echo of crushes that teach you who you are. The result is a queer torch song with claws, fierce and tender in equal measure. With ‘Prized Possession’, CATTY brings dramatic pop to life and invites listeners to meet her at full intensity, with open arms and the volume all the way up.
