Review: “Slippin’” - Paul Russell x Meghan Trainor

I don’t think y’all understand how loud I screamed when I found out these two submitted a song for review. I’m a big fan of both Paul Russell and Meghan Trainor, so I hopped on the opportunity to review their latest song immediately. And what an incredible song it is. “Slippin’” is a song about unrequited love, and wondering why the person you love doesn’t also have feelings for you. This is a pretty upbeat and energetic song, and I think the lyrics are not only relatable, but powerful! Trainor comes in around the middle of the song, and I think her voice blends beautifully with Russell’s. I especially love the start of the chorus, when Russell and Trainor start to sing together, and they belt out “Why don’t you love me / You said I’m funny / Guess not enough, babe / Cause I keep on / Slippin’ through your fingers.”

As I mentioned before, this song is very upbeat and energetic! It almost has a sort of jazz style to it. I think the instrument that I heard the most was the trumpet! I don’t hear that in a lot of the music I personally listen to, but I think it paired extremely well with the other instrumentals! I also mentioned earlier how as Russell and Trainor got to the chorus, they would belt out. It was like I could feel their frustration, crying out to their unrequited love “Why don’t you love me?!” Trainor also has a couple of beautiful toward the end of the song, which I was expecting going into this review. But she never fails to impress me every time.

Paul Russell is a Dallas-based singer and songwriter, who has achieved an impressive following throughout his career. He first began releasing music in 2018 with the release of his debut single, “Get Back”. To date, he gets over six million streams monthly on Spotify. He has also performed on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Graham Norton Show, and The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I recently reviewed Meghan Trainor's latest album, so I’m excited I got a chance to review this too! Trainor has been releasing music since 2014, and has had an incredible career thus far. She gets around 27 million monthly Spotify streams. She is also going on tour soon! I loved this song so much, probably as much as I love Russell and Trainor themselves. Go stream “Slippin’” today!!