{"id":1550,"date":"2025-03-10T19:19:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:33:27","slug":"lizette-lizette-channels-patrick-bateman-in-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/lizette-lizette-channels-patrick-bateman-in-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizette Lizette Channels Patrick Bateman in &#039;Work&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy81NjY2MzY2My9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc3NDE1MTcxMH0.uosuwNDr3tEq5yb26pa6R9qGuZK_-bhhVyRO_VmlEIA\/img.png?width=2611&amp;height=2611&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard work doesn\u2019t always equal a pay off,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lizettelizette\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Lizette Lizette<\/u><\/a>, \u201cSometimes you just get burned out and that\u2019s it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The nonbinary Swedish artist, who just relocated to New York City, is grappling with this reality on their latest release, \u201cWork,\u201d an aptly titled indie-pop song addressing the false promises of our \u201cAmerican Dream.\u201d On it, they sing about feelings of boredom, impatience and sickness as a result of endless labor that can often lead nowhere. \u201cIt\u2019s a trap,\u201d Lizette Lizette argues, balancing the push-pull of contentment alongside \u201cchasing something better or something more.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"babd6677983ece434812998489479243\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizette Lizette - Work\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxdaJCBDy2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The accompanying music video, premiering today on <em>PAPER<\/em>, sees Lizette Lizette as a suited up workaholic navigating the busy streets of Wall Street. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papermag.com\/dorian-electra-career-boy\">Very Dorian Electra \u201cCareer Boy\u201d<\/a>). Their phone never stops ringing, pulling inspiration from one iconic Hollywood business man: \u201cAn \u201980s yuppie a la Patrick Bateman from <em>American Psycho<\/em>,\u201d they say, only Lizette Lizette\u2019s version has overdrawn clown red lips and platform club kid boots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI naturally work with humor and sarcasm in my music videos,\u201d they explain, underscoring the more extreme moments in \u201cWork.\u201d At one point, Lizette Lizette is shown sprinting at the camera, briefcase-in-hand as cash spills wildly onto the sidewalk all around them. The video also features Lizette Lizette\u2019s New York best friend: the performance artist, producer and DJ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vilesanchez\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Vile Sanchez<\/u><\/a>, who adds to this queer, colorful play on corporate America. <\/p>\n<p>The single \u201cWork\u201d will appear on Lizette Lizette\u2019s fourth album, <em>LaQueer<\/em>, due out this spring. They hope this release will resonate with an audience who \u201ccan relate to that feeling of disappointment and tiredness \u2014 and that it reminds them to give themselves a break and try to be more of a happy lazy fuck.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode lazyload\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"7b82d8d5ac69caf88236e345944c07c7\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"1f5eb\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img-99.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode lazyload\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"b05fef40afc7391ade2785bf76f83ed5\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"bb351\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img-100.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode lazyload\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"2609171bacfc25f6e134645d2f6647ec\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"ff061\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img-101.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode lazyload\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"e7e1dcda5c466be351c4894b6ddff910\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"fceb5\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img-102.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marissaalper\/?hl=en\">Marissa Alper<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHard work doesn\u2019t always equal a pay off,\u201d says Lizette Lizette, \u201cSometimes you just get burned out and that\u2019s it.\u201d The nonbinary Swedish artist, who just relocated to New York City, is grappling with this reality on their latest release, \u201cWork,\u201d an aptly titled indie-pop song addressing the false promises of our \u201cAmerican Dream.\u201d On it, they sing about feelings of boredom, impatience and sickness as a result of endless labor that can often lead nowhere. \u201cIt\u2019s a trap,\u201d Lizette &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/lizette-lizette-channels-patrick-bateman-in-work\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lizette Lizette Channels Patrick Bateman in &#039;Work&#039;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1558,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/1558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}