Here's a story about a songwriter leaning into a happy accident, and it's the kind of thing we live for. Turns out fans were mishearing the title track's chorus. The intended line, "that would look good in a black letter font," kept landing in listeners' ears as "I would look good in a black leather thong." Instead of correcting the record, he flipped it. He swapped the chorus outright, letting the mondegreen win.
It's a small moment that tells you everything about how he works. This is a writer who has always played with language, going back to the wordplay-heavy cuts that first pulled us in. He hears the room. He adapts.
The result is a track that feels looser and funnier than anything he's put out in a while, a real gem built on a genuine slip of the ear. That kind of instinct, turning a mistake into a hook, is craft. And it's exactly why this record is shaping up to be a belter.