Review: "Take Me Home" - Victoria Staff
- Tessa Maddaloni
- 18 minutes ago
- 2 min read
While dating and meeting someone new can be scary, there is also a lot of hope and amusement in the dance with a new character in your life. It doesn’t have to be heavy and anxiety ridden, it can also be light and airy, with a side of fun. Victoria Staff’s latest single, “Take Me Home” centers around the exhilaration of meeting someone on a night out and instantly connecting, then wondering if they’ll have the guts to take you home. Coming off of Staff’s debut album “Pink Magnolia”, this track is fun and hopeful, highlighting her lyricism and descriptive storytelling. The rest of the album is similar in style, with themes scattered throughout of “the thrill of being young and untethered and the quieter, more complex process of figuring out who you are.”
The track opens with a calm, almost melancholic guitar strumming, with Staff’s soft tonality floating over the tune. The lyrics follow Staff throughout her evening, starting with the beginning of the party. She sings, “I twist into the party / Like an addict / Looking for somebody to just sip / He says ‘Darling you're a bad trip’”. As the song goes on, the two connect, describing the taxi ride home together and the twisting turns of the road. They reach his apartment in the second verse, as she fixes her makeup and they wait for the elevator. Once they reach the bridge, the track grows and grows with anticipation, mimicking Staff’s feelings about her pick of the night. It follows them as they twist down the hallway, slipping into his room as she sings, “Gotta love a man who doesn't waste his time at all”.
Victoria Staff prides herself on storytelling. This is the root and the heart of her music, and the truth of what she aims to convey. Her lyrics are each intricately written and flushed out, and have gained her almost three million views across various platforms. Having released music since 2023, Staff continues these themes with Pink Magnolia, and states that “It’s not really a happy or sad album. It just is.” Her words are honest and open about the struggles of a girl in her early twenties, figuring out boys and identity, rises and falls. While her tracks follow specific snapshots of these moments, the overarching themes of growth and experiences shine throughout her songs. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more music from Victoria Staff.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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