Studious B just dropped the single of the year with “About Me”, and we’re not being polite about it.
Brian C. Taylor—writer, filmmaker, and the man behind the band—has been walking the edge for years. His last record, Death is a Dancer, was raw, angry, and bleeding at the seams. But this time? He brought in the secret weapon: his wife, Dawn Taylor. And man, does she change the game. Brian’s always been the guy screaming into the void. Dawn? She’s angry too—she just refuses to shout. That tension? That push-and-pull? It’s the gasoline that sets “About Me” on fire.
The track is a strut. Plain and simple. Not since the Human League asked “Don’t you want me?” has a duet felt this damn confident. Brian and Dawn trade verses like they’re circling each other on a sticky-floored small-town dancefloor. He’s overconfident. She’s unimpressed. And the whole time, those boy band harmonies bookending the track are not soft. They’re sly.
Lyrically, Taylor’s doing something smart here—he’s tackling the Dunning-Kruger effect. You know the type: guys who think they’re the answer but are really just full of hot air. “You don’t know what it is, you don’t know,” Brian sings, and you can hear the smirk. But Dawn’s presence keeps it from turning bitter. She’s not here to educate some fool at the bar. She’s here to dance. And so are you.
“About Me” dropped February 6th, ahead of the full Plastic World album on February 20th. If this is the appetiser, the main course is gonna be a feast. 100% MAPL, CanCon compliant, and dripping with authentic self-awareness—this is a goddamn thesis on why sometimes the best pickup line is just knowing who you are.