Bubblegum

Notes

If you're looking for music recommendations in this month of June where we cover Desire, Biig Piig’s (@biig_piig) mixtape Bubblegum (2023) is the perfect soundtrack. The album feels incredibly sticky, late-night, and close to the skin. It captures that exact feeling of throwing away your brakes and letting yourself get completely swept up in the heat, the music, and the intoxicating energy of the city after dark. The standout tracks dive straight into the different phases of wanting someone. On "Liquorice," she captures the sweet but dangerous loop of a toxic crush, whispering lyrics that feel like a private confession made on a sweaty dancefloor. That energy shifts into the breathless, high-tempo groove of "this is what they meant," where she zeroes in on that sudden, dizzying moment a connection hits you so hard it completely reorders your night. Finally, "picking up" (featuring Deb Never) is a fast-paced anthem about using someone else to outrun your own racing thoughts, driven by a drum-and-bass beat that mimics a racing heartbeat. Ultimately, Bubblegum reminds us that desire is rarely clean, neat, or polite. On a deeper level, it shows us that we aren't built to be perfectly guarded, isolated islands. To crave another person, a new feeling, or a faster pace is to willingly let your walls down. Biig Piig frames this messy surrender not as a mistake, but as the whole point of being alive, proving that sometimes, the best way to find out who you are is to lose yourself completely in the chase. . #albumrecommendation #musicsuggestions #biigpiig #mixtape #zine