Review: "Worst Person In The World" - Carol Ades
- Azalea Withrow
- 5 hours ago
- 2 min read
An anthem as much for herself as for an audience who can relate, Carol Ades' single "Worst Person in the World" delivers a playful, tongue-in-cheek performance that captures a celebration of humanity. Ades' cathartic lyrics transform a reprimand of human fickleness, trials of womanhood, and emotional chaos into an embrace of them. The music video, which debuted with the drop of the single, is not to be missed, adding to the theatrical intensity the song already capitalizes on. Denoting, through disarming honesty and personal narrative, how realizations such as "I'm the worst person in the world or, I'm just a girl" are universal, even if they feel isolatingly individual.
The introduction to "Worst Person in the World" is heavily piano-based, made up of staccato chords that build up to Carol's beginning vocals. Slowly adding other chords and eventually percussion to the instrumentals, the sound mirrors the performance aspect of the music video, which follows Ades performing a play. Sonically building up to a climax aided by quickening percussion, the song drops back to emphasizing Carol's honest lyrics and smooth vocal stacks. Immediately catchy, Ades's charismatic personality shines through in her vocal inflection and cadence. Fusing elements of alternative, indie, and pop sounds with Carol's stylistic singer-songwriter storytelling, the song is fun, vulnerable, and direct.
Singer-songwriter Carol Ades, originally from New Jersey, calls Los Angeles home. Her early success as a songwriter included writing for major pop acts like Selena Gomez, Ava Max, Demi Lovato, and KATSEYE. While crafting viable popular songs helped shape her perspective and knowledge of writing music, it’s Carol's own voice and vision that have defined her as one of today’s most compelling emerging artists. Touring as a solo artist alongside some of the indie and alt-pop space's newest music stars, including Lizzy McAlpine, Holly Humberstone, Suki Waterhouse, and The Aces, Carol Ades continues to impress. Ades played the iconic Chicago music festival Lollapalooza this past year and will only keep expanding her undeniable presence in music from here.
Written By Azalea Withrow
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