Queen Anne Turns Sweetness Dark with Baby Girl (Likes To Lie)

Imagine you’re walking hand in hand with someone who knows exactly how seductive, manipulative, and emotionally dangerous they can be – and almost enjoys the power of it. That’s where Queen Anne drag us with Baby Girl (likes to lie), smiling like a saint in front of a little church while hiding the matches behind her back.

Queen Anne is the Los Angeles indie-pop duo of singer-songwriter Katie Silverman and writer/producer Sandy Chila. Silverman already has a creative footprint through New Girl, PEN15, High Potential, and The Exorcists, and now she points that sharp instinct like a finger, though where exactly it points remains open for debate. Sandy Chila helps build the world around her with his sound: dark, melodic, ’80s-tinted, and probably a bad idea after midnight.

Katie Silverman Starts The Trouble

The funny part? Katie says the lyrics are not literally true. She hates lying, and her mother apparently knows everything about her. Brilliant. That almost makes the song more dangerous. Baby Girl (likes to lie) plays with fiction, confession, and performance, then leaves you standing there and holding the emotional bill.

The opening line “I like strawberry ice cream and the summer sky” feels too pretty, almost shining like a lie. Then comes “what my mama don’t know / her baby girl likes to lie,”and suddenly the strawberry ice cream tastes like witness protection. I love that switch. Is exactly how life’s teaching us: sweetness comes first, then trouble follows. Classic human behaviour, really.

Baby Girl Likes To Lie With Perfect Teeth

The strongest one for me comes later: “I’m not the kinda girl to fight fair / I could be your favorite nightmare.” That line tells you everything you need to know about her. She knows the game, knows the damage, but she’s still fixing her hair in the mirror.

The sheriff line adds another strange little flavour: “mama called the sheriff but he is never gonna come in time.” It might sound playful, but there’s menace in there too. Cartoon crime? Emotional crime? Romantic crime? Take your pick, bring some salty snacks, and don’t sneeze, for God’s sake.

Following Real Enough, Watch Me Win It, Lexi Loves Me, and their haunted Bowie cover Let’s Dance, Queen Anne continue shaping a world full of lies. Sorry – full of clever hooks, dark humour, and emotional mischief. I honestly don’t know if I should trust Queen Anne around my fish tanks or my cassette collection. What I do know is that Baby Girl (likes to lie) comes beautifully, and I like listening to it.

Meanwhile, I’ll be somewhere near the kitchen radio, checking the cat litter for signs of emotional manipulation. If you also enjoy beautiful trouble dressed like indie-pop, follow this little linktree.

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