Sailorr doesn’t just flirt with the absurd—she marries it, struts it across a Florida beach in monster boots, and then feeds it grilled Barbie dolls. Her video for “Bitches Brew,” the standout track from her debut mixtape From Florida’s Finest, is the kind of chaotic brilliance that signals the birth of a real contender in the left-of-center R&B space.
The Vietnamese-American artist already had underground buzz thanks to tracks like “Cut Up” and “Down Bad,” but this release feels like her official introduction. It’s both visually outrageous and deeply referential, threading together Florida trash-glam with nods to high art. Think The Birth of Venus if Botticelli had shot it during spring break on a GoPro. Or better yet—Animorphs meets art school fever dream.
While many young R&B acts attempt aesthetic depth by borrowing from retro visuals or lo-fi tropes, Sailorr’s commitment to her bizarre, florid world feels authentic and, more importantly, fun. There’s a cleverness here—naming the song “Bitches Brew” isn’t just a shoutout to Miles Davis’ acid-jazz opus, it’s a signpost: she’s mixing elements, crossing genre lines, and casting her own spell.
It helps that Sailorr isn’t trying to be anyone else. She’s not a carbon copy of Summer Walker or SZA, even if she operates in that orbit. Instead, she’s carving out a persona that’s equal parts Florida weird, internet-native, and unapologetically femme.
“Bitches Brew” doesn’t just introduce us to a new voice—it kicks down the door and throws a beach party in the rubble. If this is what Sailorr’s entry into the mainstream looks like, she’s arriving with glitter, grit, and a whole lot of gall.
