{"id":17004,"date":"2021-10-12T13:49:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/kississippis-mood-ring-merges-kitsch-and-tragedy\/"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:49:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:49:39","slug":"kississippis-mood-ring-merges-kitsch-and-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/entertainment\/kississippis-mood-ring-merges-kitsch-and-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kississippi\u2019s Mood Ring Merges Kitsch And Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Borchardt By Grant Sharples The image on Kississippi\u2019s new album cover is striking: a chewed-up piece of pink bubblegum in an engagement-ring box. It\u2019s the epitome of songwriter Zoe Renyolds\u2019s music, which brims with neon overtones and dismal subtexts, and the bubblegum is a visual representation of the overt pop direction she took with this record. The Philadelphia-based artist says the artwork for Mood Ring, out today (August 6), merges kitsch and dark themes as the music itself speaks to the push and pull of relationships and love at large. \u201cIt reminded me of Helga Pataki from Hey Arnold!,\u201d Reynolds tells MTV News of the symbolic cover. \u201cIt just gave me this crushy vibe of swapping gum with your crush or something like that. I just thought it was really cute for those reasons, but it also has a dark eleme&#8230; Click below to read the full story from MTV News<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/3179626\/kississippi-mood-ring-interview\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Borchardt By Grant Sharples The image on Kississippi\u2019s new album cover is striking: a chewed-up piece of pink bubblegum in an engagement-ring box. 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