Playing it Cool: How Tove Lo Aims High
On the surface, Tove Lo's new hit "Cool Girl" boasts a snappy, earworm chorus and an empowering message of self-reliance. Beneath its chill exterior, though, Lo's song burns with a passion bordering on rage, and sinister sonic undertones suggest an unreliable narrator who doesn't always mean what she says. The more layers one pulls back from this song, the more Lo's source material\u2014the novel and film "Gone Girl"\u2014comes to the fore, turning "Cool Girl" into the kind of pop smash that sticks in your head in more ways than one.\xa0\nFeaturing:\nTove Lo - Cool Girl\nDaft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster\nAlessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices