Alternative Pop from Tangerine Cassette

Bursting out of Tulsa with their trademark brat pop sound, Tangerine Cassette have been staking their claim as purveyors of catchy music with bags of attitude. The duo of Josh Roach and Natalie Cleveland have risen from the Oklahoma underground with a sound that’s just as colourful and audacious as their name suggests. Their music is playful yet biting, fusing bright synths, thumping beats, irreverent lyricism and pure swagger into a style that makes its own rules.

In just over a year, they’ve gone from local newcomers to a global act with wide appeal. Their first step onto the scene came with “Down,” a collaboration with Willyecho that introduced their knack for slick melodies and crisp production. It didn’t take long for that momentum to snowball, a flurry of follow-up releases confirmed that Tangerine Cassette weren’t a flash in the pan but a duo with a growing arsenal of brat pop hits. Before long, their music was popping up everywhere; on MTV, Hulu, Coke, McDonald’s, FOX and even NASA.

Their rise may be unique, but it feels perfectly in step with their mission to take brat pop anywhere it wants to go. Earlier this year, they hit the ground running with “EXclusive Club,” a confident statement of intent, before doubling down with “I AM EVERYTHING,” a song that champions turning up the volume on your identity when the world tells you to dim it down. Their single “BBE (BIG BOOTY ENERGY)” followed, landing with tongue-in-cheek bravado and an infectious hook and this summer, “STICKY SWEET” confirmed their status for delivering tracks that balance wit, fun and impactful sound design.

Now, Tangerine Cassette return with their brand new single titled “GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUNDS,” a track that builds on their brat pop ethos with an anthemic pop outing that’s part club cut, part revenge fantasy and all attitude. Inspired by a messy breakup, the song twists the betrayal into empowerment, suggesting that if emotional damages were billable, an ex might find a stack of overdue invoices.

With pounding 808s, angsty lyricism and hooks made for blasting on the loudest speakers, it’s a scathing riposte to emotional labour, gaslighting and every man who thought “I’m sorry” was a free pass. Kicked off by Natalie’s uncompromising rap style vocals, the swing of punching beats sets the track in motion with a steady groove as the soft wobble of dissonant synth backing underpins her commanding vocal performance as she stitches irate lyricism mixed with storytelling imagery.

Wrapped up in Josh’s powerful instrumental backing and led by Natalie’s expressive vocal work, “GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUNDS” sees Tangerine Cassette deliver an unforgettable jam that’s guaranteed to soundtrack empowering moments around the world. It’s another incredible display of the duo’s fierce pop sound and another step in bringing their brat pop brand to listeners everywhere. With a music video for the single set to drop on Friday, Tangerine Cassette will be bringing the music alive on screen with a gripping visual offering you won’t want to miss.

On the single, Natalie comments, “Josh and I had so much fun writing this song with our friends Kate Ryder (co-writer for Bestie by Rosemary Joaquin) and Lauren Presley (co-writer for People Leave-Lauren Presley) in a little Airbnb outside Nashville. I was the only single person in the room scaring them with my dating horror stories. I’ve always been the nice girl in relationships, never played games. But sometimes, people mistake kindness for weakness. I wanted every listener to picture themselves as the one who didn’t just let that guy walk all over them—someone who took what mattered most to him before walking away because maybe it’s more fun to traumatise these men back anyway.”

Listen to GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUNDS below

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