The
vocal delivery is deadpan, while the lyrics delivery sharp cultural observations.
The dry-yet-high-impact lyrics are included at the bottom of this post. supermodel*
is the project of artist and producer Frankie Beanie, who used to live in
England. He is originally from Virginia, but moved to Liverpool at age 18. In
2024, he relocated to Los Angeles.
The project
is driven by 5 rules:
1. don't try and be "cool"
2. steal everything
3. all lowercase, always
4. don't overthink shit
5. always talk about fight club
Beanie
says:
“The rules are there to stop me from making boring shit. supermodel* has to feel stolen, stupid, instinctive and raw – like it’s breaking its own logic. a reminder not to take it too serious and just make the best shit possible. the lowercase thing is just cause it looks better. i just decided i wasn’t going to compromise anymore. i wasn’t going to hide behind some “cool guy” aesthetic or act like i don’t give a fuck about my art when i obviously do. make the best shit possible and put it in lowercase. that’s supermodel*"
“i used to live in england” by supermodel*
“The rules are there to stop me from making boring shit. supermodel* has to feel stolen, stupid, instinctive and raw – like it’s breaking its own logic. a reminder not to take it too serious and just make the best shit possible. the lowercase thing is just cause it looks better. i just decided i wasn’t going to compromise anymore. i wasn’t going to hide behind some “cool guy” aesthetic or act like i don’t give a fuck about my art when i obviously do. make the best shit possible and put it in lowercase. that’s supermodel*"
Lyrics of “i used to live in england” by supermodel*
I used to live in England
I used to shop at Tesco’s and buy meal deals
And I used to say “Go Tesco’s” instead of “Go to Tesco’s”
I used to spend late nights at Spoons
Only the good ones
I used to live in England
I used to go to the Jacaranda and
Watch shitty bands that wanted to be
Oasis
And I used to wish I had a bunch of rings like them
So then I bought a bunch of rings and I felt like a poser
In an Urban Outfitters hoodie
I used to live in England
And for one summer I got super into garage music
So now I can be the guy in LA that says “GARage” instead of “garAGE”
Even though I still have tеrrible taste in garage
Causе it was just one summer
I used to live in England
And I was signed to the same label that put out Skepta
Except when I first signed I didn’t know who that was
And I just pretended
Everyone around me told me it was cool so I was like “Oh it must be
Cool”
And I guess it was
I used to live in England
I used to say “cheers” whenever I went anywhere
But now when I hear an American say “cheers” I think that’s fucking
Weird
The worst is when they say “mate”
I never did that
Not once
I used to live in England
And everyone would always ask me
“How’s London?”
Even though I didn’t live in London
I never understood that
Geography's not that hard
Just look at a map
Sometimes Americans are dumb
Bells
I used to live in England
No really
I used to live there
I used to take the train from Liverpool to London
For like 65 pounds
It was great
I used to live in England
And apparently Ross from The 1975 liked my band
But I don’t know if that’s true
I never met him
Maybe it was
Who knows
Let’s go with it
I used to live in England
And Ross from The 1975 said my band was the best band he’d ever
Heard in his entire life
And I was like
Ross man
Your band is pretty good too
I like that one song
I used to live in England
I used to live in England
Then I moved to Los Angeles
I was doing like a opposites thing
I don’t know
Dance
I used to live in England
I used to shop at Tesco’s and buy meal deals
And I used to say “Go Tesco’s” instead of “Go to Tesco’s”
I used to spend late nights at Spoons
Only the good ones
I used to go to the Jacaranda and
Watch shitty bands that wanted to be
Oasis
And I used to wish I had a bunch of rings like them
So then I bought a bunch of rings and I felt like a poser
In an Urban Outfitters hoodie
And for one summer I got super into garage music
So now I can be the guy in LA that says “GARage” instead of “garAGE”
Even though I still have tеrrible taste in garage
Causе it was just one summer
And I was signed to the same label that put out Skepta
Except when I first signed I didn’t know who that was
And I just pretended
Everyone around me told me it was cool so I was like “Oh it must be
Cool”
And I guess it was
I used to say “cheers” whenever I went anywhere
But now when I hear an American say “cheers” I think that’s fucking
Weird
The worst is when they say “mate”
I never did that
Not once
And everyone would always ask me
“How’s London?”
Even though I didn’t live in London
I never understood that
Geography's not that hard
Just look at a map
Sometimes Americans are dumb
Bells
No really
I used to live there
I used to take the train from Liverpool to London
For like 65 pounds
It was great
And apparently Ross from The 1975 liked my band
But I don’t know if that’s true
I never met him
Maybe it was
Who knows
Let’s go with it
And Ross from The 1975 said my band was the best band he’d ever
Heard in his entire life
And I was like
Ross man
Your band is pretty good too
I like that one song
I used to live in England
Then I moved to Los Angeles
I was doing like a opposites thing
I don’t know
