Catherine Moan releases a music video for her single “Enemy,” a synth-pop track addressing political abandonment of trans rights. The song emerged from experiences with broken friendships and liberal politicians withdrawing support for trans communities. Musically, “Enemy” combines bouncy bass-synth foundations with disco-influenced rhythms reminiscent of Moroder and Donna Summer, layering Moan’s vocals between warm and cold tones over shimmering electronic production. The accompanying video transforms the song’s emotional betrayal into a paranoid spy-thriller aesthetic, employing circular binocular perspectives, CCTV distortion, and split-screen surveillance imagery to visualize surveillance and persecution. Rather than pleading for understanding, the track represents a declarative moment of rupture, with its central hook “Guess you’re my enemy now” serving as both indictment and refusal. The article contextualizes the work within historical persecution of queer and trans communities, drawing parallels to Weimar Berlin and warning against political accommodation with reactionary forces.
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