Chosen to Deserve

Hartzman told Stereogum it was a writing exercise to recreate the Drive-By Truckers' "Let There Be Rock", drawing on her own experiences from growing up and getting into stupid things. NPR's Marissa Lorusso describes a narrator who asks how long into a relationship she should share embarrassing stories, then recounts skipping class, drinking too much and other mishaps, with the confessions feeling nothing short of romantic. Hartzman told The Forty-Five it is less about self-evaluation than sharing parts of yourself with someone who knows you well. DIY hears a twangy verse into a huge, distorted chorus, and Paste a country-drunk lap steel from Chelmis with a Hartzman and Lenderman duet.

Spencer Kelly directed the video, filmed in Hartzman's parents' neighborhood in Greensboro and at Lake Myers RV Resort. It opened the NPR Tiny Desk Concert published March 1, 2024, with Hartzman on acoustic guitar, Miller on drums, Chelmis on pedal and lap steel and banjo, Lenderman on guitar and Baechtold on bass, and was first in a World Cafe mini-concert in July 2023. We found no setlist counts, covers, samples or chart history. Our upload is the official video.