J Michaels & The Wanna-Be-A Band deliver a stirring anthem with their latest single, I Like Daisies, released March 6, 2025. Hailing from Kelso/Longview and recording out of Fremont Recording in Portland, OR, the band crafts a slow-building, emotionally honest track. Inspired by a real-life dysfunctional relationship, the song is a cathartic release rooted in the vulnerability and clarity that comes after years of emotional neglect.
Opening with delicate, crystal-clear guitar strums and a warm, close-mic vocal, the song immediately draws you into the singerโs interior world. Her voice is deep, thick with emotion, and laced with defiance. The confessional tone gently lays out the core tension of a deceptively simple metaphor about her liking daisies, yet him buying roses. It all blooms into a broader commentary on being misunderstood, unseen, and unheard in a relationship. Roses, in their flashy conventionality, symbolize what he thought love should look like. Daisies, in their plain honesty, symbolize what she actually needed.
As the narrative unfolds, so does the instrumentation. The arrangement grows bolder with every verse, culminating in more gritty electric guitars and pulsing drums. Itโs the sound of breaking free. By the final chorus, what began as a restrained admission becomes a full-throated declaration of independence, wrapped in a shimmer of cymbals and emotional release.
What I Like Daisies is a song of empowerment for anyone whoโs ever felt overlooked. Check it out on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan