On “Queen”, Hadreas unifies his lyrical and musical ambitions into the most forthright, ornate, lustrous and “pop” moment of his career. We hear him over bigger drums, new keyboards, grunting samples, barely any reverb. It fits the concept: Hadreas describes “Queen” as a song inspired by “gay panic”, and the power one can derive from knowing their mere being is making everyone around them extremely uncomfortable. [Source]
