Picture the scene: a faux fashionista obviously spending money she doesn’t have on an expensive handbag. Whether it’s a D-list celebrity or average joe California Dreaming their budget to oblivion, watching someone spend outside their limits (or siphon someone else’s cash) creates a train wreck-situation you can’t look away from.
That’s exactly what inspired Chris Buxton to create “Birkin”—an “influential person” angrily demanding her boyfriend to spend his last paycheck on a Birkin. From there, he spun out an up-tempo narrative on this shorty’s desire to be fake.
“Money woos her,” he stretches across several beats. She’s a classless wannabe socialite without the society, stuck with the insecurities of capitalism. As the aggressive drums pump up the languid lyrics, she becomes a synecdoche for anyone who “loves being seen” more than anything else.
The high-energy fills and driving guitar set the stage with a Malibu Summer vibe. The dreamy, open musical sequences invite us into this party setting. We’re watching her be seen, and we’re loving every minute of it.
Stream “Birkin” below.
Ben is an advertising Madman who spends his days with words and music. When he’s not writing for his supper, he’s eating it at some of NYC’s most interesting restaurants.
