Jojo Goldโs โHigherโ feels like a reckoning dressed in melody, as an intimate, slow-burning reflection on grief, faith, and the fragile search for meaning. Known for her emotionally immersive sound, Jojo leans into vulnerability here, crafting a track that sits somewhere between mourning and transcendence.
The song opens on a spacious note, with glistening guitar chords stretching out into an almost weightless atmosphere. Thereโs a dreamy, slightly distance to the instrumentation, as if the sound itself is trying to reach somewhere beyond the present moment. Then Jojoโs voice slips inโlow, smoky, and deeply expressive. She delivers every word almost reverently, giving the impression of someone processing pain in real time. Itโs ethereal.
Lyrically, โHigherโ doesnโt shy away from heavy imagery. She sings,ย โLate nights, bedside, tubes in his side,โ pulling you into a stark, intimate reality, capturing the helplessness of watching someone fade. With a repetition in the grief, she sings, โI cried, I cried / And I kept on crying,โ like a lived experience. Yet woven through that sorrow is a quiet thread of belief, a need to hold onto something greater. The recurring idea that โonly the good die youngโ lands with bitterness and reluctant acceptance, adding a philosophical edge to the emotional core.
As the track develops, soft but steady drums begin to pulse underneath, grounding the airy soundscape. They anchor it, giving the song a subtle sense of movement. Meanwhile, Jojoโs vocals gradually expand, rising from hushed reflection into something more open and resonant.
By the end, โHigherโ captures the messy, unresolved nature of loss, while hinting at something beyond it, something just out of reach.
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Review by: Naomi Joan