# Petey USA – “Save For The Horses”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/petey-usa-save-for-the-horses/
- Published: 2026-07-16T17:39:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-26T01:12:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2505478/petey-usa-save-for-the-horses/music/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- Petey releases new self-produced single "Save For The Horses"
- Third new track this year, following "Kiss The City" and "Like A Mantra"
- Blends emo, synth-pop and heartland rock with witty, confessional lyrics

## Summary

US singer-songwriter Petey has released "Save For The Horses", his third new self-produced single of the year, continuing his run of tracks blending emo, heartland rock and electronic production. The release follows May's "Kiss The City" and the more recent slow-building synth-pop track "Like A Mantra", suggesting a steady stream of new material is building towards a possible future project.

The new song picks the tempo back up while retaining a reflective tone, offering a wry character study of a particular type of self-absorbed man, complete with quirky samples and candid lyrics such as "I think that I'm way smarter than my therapist". Critics have likened its sound to a more Warped Tour-inflected take on the Postal Service, a combination that reviewers say works better in practice than it might sound on paper.

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