Kris Kolls strips everything down to the soul in her latest single, “I think,” released May 30, 2025. It pulses with transparency and emotional exhaustion, yet somehow leaves you feeling stronger by the final beat. Blending alternative R&B with emotional pop, Kris delivers a moody, mesmerizing confession that unspools like a journal entry written at 3 a.m., equal parts catharsis and confrontation.
The song opens with fading siren-like harmonies that seem to hover in the air before a heartbeat-like rhythm kicks in, pulling the listener into a dreamlike soundscape. Then Kris’s soft, sensual, and haunted voice enters with a delicate clarity, like someone speaking from the next room.
There’s a hypnotic push and pull here, shimmering textures float around an electronic pulse that ripples with tension, while Kris’s vocals oscillate between tenderness and exasperation. Her delivery is intimate and honest, never overstated, but always intentional. When the bridge arrives, the production shifts, adding weight and dynamic contrast, bringing the listener back to focus just when they might have been lulled too deeply into the softness.
Lyrically, “I think” is a bold confrontation with self-worth and unmet emotional needs. Lines like “I can’t be your perfect, it’s not so” and “You hear my words, but miss what’s real” speak to the exhaustion of overextending yourself for someone who doesn’t see the full picture. There’s a clarity in the chaos, an ownership of pain that refuses to be diluted.
By the time the song reaches its final chorus, Kris isn’t just singing about being “too much,” she’s reclaiming it. “I think” may sound soft, but it hits hard. Listen to the song if you have ever outgrown someone who couldn’t grow with you.
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Review by: Naomi Joan