Diving deep into Kylie Cantrall’s “Switch Phones”—a masterclass in pop paranoia, patriarchal messaging, and lyrical ventriloquism.
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Lyrical Ventriloquism and the Toxic Teenage Narrative in Kylie Cantrall’s ‘Switch Phones’

Kylie Cantrall was just 16 when “Switch Phones” (2021) dropped. Her precocious paranoia might raise eyebrows, if she’d actually penned the song — but she’s not among the seven credited songwriters,…

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