it does not want me on my knees to believe

"Fans of the country music scene were stunned this week by the arrival of a promising new up-and-comer. The band NE'ER-DO-WELL, previously a prominent act in Indianapolis's indie punk scene, released a 12-track country album titled "Tenderfoot". Despite the hard pivot between genres, critical reception has been exceedingly positive, with the instrumentals and lyricism being compared to country legends like The Chicks and Marty Robbins, and lead single "Ride!" going viral on TikTok. Some fans have taken to social media to criticize the sudden departure from their previous sound, especially after two years of relative silence on social media; frontwoman and Indianapolis native Francesca "Fran" Blackburn has said the change was much-needed and a long time coming, and that she's pleased that their most loyal fans seem to have taken the genre shift in stride."

DAILY MUSIC.com, April 22nd, 2023

alyssa "aly" smith of pretty in pink!

i tell myself it's 'cause you hadn't even met me // the only way that you could touch another body // i wanna be the only one who's ever been loved // loved by you

No Love Is Wasted

✮ "I keep almost telling you. Every single day."

✮ "I watch you laugh with other people and wonder if you'd laugh like that with me."

✮ "I wrote you a hundred messages I never sent."

✮ I memorized the way you say my name without meaning to."

✮ "I keep finding excuses to be in the same room as you."

✮ "I don't know how to be near you and pretend I feel nothing."

✮ "You touched my hand for two seconds and I thought about it for two weeks."

✮ "I keep practicing what I'd say to you. It never sounds right."

✮ "I saw something today and my first thought was you. It's always you."

✮ "I'm terrified you'll never know and equally terrified that you will."

✮ "Every time you leave I count down until I see you again."

✮ "I think I've been in love with you for so long I forgot what before felt like."

✮ "You smiled at me today and I completely lost my train of thought."

✮ "I just want one moment where I don't have to pretend I don't care about you."