hell is a teenage girl Nessa Barrett

• 1 hell is a teenage girl 03:15
• 2 the one that should've got away 03:34
• 3 lie 03:34
• 4 plane to paris 03:54
• 5 heartbreak in the hamptons 02:35
• 6 american jesus 02:48
• 7 motel whore 03:33
• 8 BANG BANG! 02:16
• Total Runtime 25:29

Info for hell is a teenage girl

Pop sensation, Nessa Barrett has released her highly anticipated new EP, hell is a teenage girl today via Warner Records. The vulnerable and captivating 8-song EP was written to represent the “8 stages of a breakup”, making it the 20-year-old songstress’s most emotional release to date.

“I want to help people because I know there’s a lot of people that felt the same way that I did” (Nessa Barrett)

The EP boasts the ominous new song “the one that should’ve got away,” an eerie piano-driven tale filled with danger and regret. It also includes the heart-wrenching “plane to paris” and standout title track “hell is a teenage girl,” which takes aim at the way women are treated in the industry.

“You’re barely a woman and they call you a whore, say that you’re ruined when you pass 24,” she sings over a haunting piano. “I’m too sensitive when I start to cry, but I’m a cold-hearted outside bitch when I keep it inside.” It’s a staggeringly honest account of the brutal expectations that newcomers face. Other songs on the EP include latest single “lie,” “motel whore,” “heartbreak in the hamptons,” and previously-released fan-favorites “BANG BANG!” and “american jesus.”

The project picks up where Barrett left off in 2022, by demonstrating incredible songwriting prowess and versatility on a series of stunning singles like “die first,” “tired of california,” and “lovebomb” — all taken from her critically acclaimed debut album, young forever.

Along with the EP release, Nessa will be dropping a new merch line including a T-shirt that will unlock exclusive content and rewards with an embedded NFC chip. Hold your smartphone against the patch to check premiere content from Nessa with more to come including behind-the-scenes tour footage, exclusive interviews, and more.

With hell is a teenage girl, Barrett’s distinctive style — irreverent, sultry pop that casts a lingering spell — crystallizes even further.

Nessa Barrett

Nessa Barrett
moved from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be who she always wanted to be - but thought she could never be. But then she walked into a recording studio for the first time in May 2020, sat down at a piano and walked home with her first song, "Pain," a gentle yet powerful pop ballad that also introduced her to the world when her debut single was released on Warner Records just two months later.

When Barrett started writing, she discovered that even when her songs focused on complicated feelings, the act of creating was liberating. After years of shutting herself down - whether after bullying incidents, mental health struggles or wrangling with her dreams - she realized that music was the thing that made her feel at home.

About a year earlier, Barrett had begun her search in another medium and soon had 16.3 million followers on social media, but they could only get a superficial look at the 18-year-old. There she put on a bubbly facade, but as an artist she is thriving as herself: a bit of a tomboy who prefers oversized clothes, tries out a variety of genres and feels comfortable expressing darker truths.

"Pain" is the beginning of her story and was musically stripped down to give Barrett space to move in whatever direction her experiences and emotions dictate. In addition to cathartic songs like the 808-infused romantic revenge anthem "if u love me", she plans to use her platform to advocate for mental health and remind others affected that they are never alone.

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