No Ordinary Fishโs slow-burning, emotionally rich piece, โI Wonderโ unfolds like a short story set to music. Written by frontwoman Debbie, the song places listeners in the delicate shoes of a woman at a party, watching her partner disappear into another room, only to find him in conversation with another woman. What begins as a flicker of insecurity soon transforms into self-assurance, all captured in a carefully built arrangement that balances elegance with emotional power.
The track opens in a swirl of ambient cocktail party chatter, immediately placing us in the room before a single lyric is sung. Then come the shimmering, cool, calm, and just a bit wistful lounge-style guitar lines. Debbieโs thick, rich voice enters with a smoky torch-song-esque tone, carrying suspicion and restraint. Her vibrato is lush and her pacing slow, as if sheโs thinking through each feeling in real time. The moment the chorus lands, the beat drops like a realization, grounding the song with emotional weight. Drums and layers of instrumentation begin to fill the soundscape without ever overwhelming it.
The bridge features a tasteful guitar solo slithering out. Not to forget, thereโs a nice, subtle and deep male harmony vocal that slips in under Debbieโs like a shadow with shared memory. The emotional arc is palpable: the song starts with doubt, moves through confrontation, and closes in defiance, as she sings knowingly, โBut when are you gonna realize I am the best you ever had?โ
โI Wonderโ refuses to conform to pop expectations. It sits somewhere between acoustic singer-songwriter, indie pop/rock, and jazz, with every detail feeling intentional and refined. Check out this timeless track by No Ordinary Fish on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan