Press Release: xs - Good Girls Don't Speak Their Minds (Album)

xs’ debut album “Good Girls Don’t Speak Their Minds”, released on 18th June, is brutally honest and emotionally raw. The album, produced by Hangi Tavakoli, consists of 11 tracks, with each track letting you in on a part of xs' life, adding them together provides a full picture of who she is. “All of them are very personal and close to my heart because they are inspired by my real experiences,” xs described.
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xs is originally from Malaysia and is signed to Flipside Productions, based in Singapore. She is praised for her catchy hooks and narrative lyricism that takes inspiration from her personal stories. xs also uses her platform to advocate for female empowerment and celebrating who you are.  

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The album consists of many love letters. She is bold in claiming her man during the hook of “Intoxicating” where she sings: “You are mine, you are mine, you are mine, mine, mine, mine”. She is daring when it comes to making the move as she confesses her feelings in the bubbly track “Best Friends”. ​“Different Woman” describes the special feeling she has with someone who seems to be her Mr. Right. “I wrote this song when I fell in love with somebody who makes me feel love in a whole new way that I have never experienced before, or even thought it’s even possible” said xs in her interview, “It is magical, intense and passionate.”
 
xs also doesn’t shy away from expressing her sexuality. Many of her songs consist of sexual innuendos while some lyrics just speak for themselves: “My dress is on his floor” (“One Last Time”), “I wanna get freaky with you all night” (“Different Woman”) and “I wanna take your shirt off” (“Intoxicating”). Her third single “Night Shift” is also entirely dedicated to declaring her desire to make love to her lover. It is a sexual empowerment anthem, “I hope this song inspires females to feel confident about themselves and comfortable to express their sexuality if they want to,” xs shared.

xs also makes her stance against gender discrimination with female empowerment anthems such as her titular track “Good Girls Don’t Speak Their Minds” and ending track “Call Me What You Like”. She openly claps back at misogynistic people, calls out every sexist comment one can think of and ridicules them for their absurdity. “I want to use my voice and platform to speak up on issues as well. I hope these songs make people who experienced these to feel heard and raise awareness to others,” xs explained.  
 
xs has a snarky sense of humor. One of the remarks she received from the trolls in “Call Me What You Like” is: “You talk to too many guys”. xs decides to turn this criticism into a banger by writing an entire song “Boys” and singing unashamedly “I want them all”. She is surely cheeky and enjoys poking fun at herself. ​

By now listeners can tell that xs is a little mischievous and rebellious. Therefore, it is no surprise that she compares her relationship to the most infamous criminal couples we ever know in “Partner In Crime”: “I don’t need a Romeo, just a partner in crime / He’s more than my cameo, we are Bonnie and Clyde” in “Partner in Crime”. She lets you know that she is indeed a hopeless romantic, but she also doesn’t like to be tamed. 
 
Apart from being the strong and confident girl we see so far, xs also reveals the darker moments in her life. She owns up to her flaws and mistakes such as not having the discipline to walk away from a relationship that is doomed to fail in “One Last Time”. She lets listeners in her most vulnerable side as she admits the feeling of loneliness in “Find Somebody” and brokenness in “Key To My Heart”. One would argue that it takes just as much or more strength to open up to the world.
 
Whether it was professing her love or making fun of her critics, xs is not afraid to say what’s on her mind. The album sends out a clear message to her listeners – be proud of who you are and speak up. 

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xs’ “Good Girls Don’t Speak Their Minds”: A track-by-track breakdown

1. One Last Time

In “One Last Time”, xs is fully aware that her relationship with the bad boy is doomed to end, yet she still finds herself completely infatuated by his irresistible charm. ​

Regardless how many times she has told herself to walk away and been warned by her friends, she keeps making the same mistakes of going back to him. 

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2. Different Woman

​“Different Woman” is a love song where xs reveals the life-changing effects Mr. Right has on her. ​

He brings out a new side of her and she likes who she is around him. xs begins experiencing love in a way that she has never felt before. She lets down her guard and willingly surrenders her heart to him. 

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3. Night Shift 

​“Night Shift” is the most sensual song of the album where xs pens down her desire to make love to her lover. She is willing to do whatever it takes to please him in the bedroom.

It is a sexual empowerment anthem as xs doesn’t shy away from making the move and saying that what she wants to do with him. 

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4. Boys

​xs gets playful on “Boys” as she boldly states, “I want them all”. 

It is her amusing way to poke fun at herself after receiving the comment “You talk to too many guys” in her later track “Call Me What You Like”. She even runs wild with her lyrics with “Give me some more”. 
 
The song is not meant to be taken seriously. It is upbeat and fun, and she wants to get listeners get off their seats and dance to this electronic pop. 

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5. Key To My Heart 

​In “Key To My Heart”, xs is professing her love to someone who accepts her for who she is, even at her worst, and loves her unconditionally. ​

She had been through difficult times where she felt broken, made mistakes in life, or had her reputation tainted. However, he undoubtedly sticks by her side despite knowing all her past, thus her claiming that he is the one.  

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6. Partner In Crime

xs dramatizes her narrative lyrically in “Partner In Crime”. 
She seeks for excitement, thrill and adventure. She is a bit of a troublemaker. ​

And she doesn’t want to be tamed. Luckily, she finds someone who she can gets wild together. Therefore, she compares her relationship to Bonnie and Clyde, who has been widely used to represent the unbreakable bond between two equally reckless people.

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7. Good Girls Don’t Speak Their Minds 

​As the album’s title track, “Good Girls Don’t Speak Their Minds” is an anthem against misogyny. xs shows that she is a strong woman who is not going to back down.

“I want this song to empower girls to never stop speaking up,” xs states.
 
She boldly stands up against them and confidently speaks her mind with her sassy clapback in the verses. She goes on to sing in the chorus, “They say ‘Good girls don’t speak their minds’ / I say ‘Just get out of my sight’” to show that she wants these men to stay out of her life and she wants nothing to do with them. xs playfully sings the hook “aye-e-ya-e-ya” repeatedly, which lyrically do not mean anything, just as how she describes the sexist comments she received - “gibberish” and “funny” as she called it in the song. 

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8. Intoxicating 

​xs puts to melody the thoughts many people experience in the early stages of a relationship in the song “Intoxicating”.

In this bright and bubbly bop, xs describes how obsessed she is with him because she cannot stop thinking about him and everything about him feels so enchanting and magical.   
 
During the hook of the song, she is unashamedly claiming him by singing: “You’re mine, you’re mine, you’re mine, mine, mine, mine”, showing that she wants him to fully belong to her.  

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9. Best Friends

“Best Friends” narrates a teenage love where xs is secretly in love with her best friend and is finally confessing her feelings to him. ​

xs and her best friend have a type of friendship that everyone would be jealous of and it is obvious that they share an immense amount of chemistry. Therefore, she is telling him how they are perfect for each other, and she wants to take it to another level by turning their platonic relationship into a romantic one. 

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10. Find Somebody

Unlike xs’ other tracks, “Find Somebody” is her most vulnerable song of the album where she pours her heart about the feeling of loneliness. ​

It is raw and honest when she shares her desire to search for someone to spend time with. 

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11. Call Me What You Like

​In “Call Me What You Like”, xs confidently challenges gender stereotypes and the notion of a “Good Girl” and sends out a strong statement that she doesn’t care what people say about her. ​

This song calls out practically every sexist comment one can think of. It is the perfect diss to the haters, trolls, and bullies. 
 
xs gives a glimpse to the criticisms she receives including the way she dresses and behaves at the beginning. Then she launched into the chorus where she proudly sings about being unbothered by criticisms: “Call me what you like” and proceeds to ridicule them for giving labels, “What? A bad girl?” xs continues to go all out in the bridge to reflect show the sheer number of negative comments females have to deal with.  
 
Much like the titular track “Good Girls’ Don’t Speak Their Minds”, this is another female empowerment anthem for any girl who is tired of the societal expectations. xs ends the album by reminding her listeners where she stands on gender stereotypes. 

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