I’m Not Yours by Olivia Booth: Review

by admin December 3, 2025

December 3, 2025

Olivia Booth’s new single “I’m Not Yours,” released on 25 November to mark the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, is as fierce as it is vulnerable. It’s a defiant roar born from one of the darkest human experiences. Booth steps straight into the heart of a conversation society too often sidesteps, confronting the emotional aftermath of spiking and predatory behaviour with unflinching clarity. But instead of framing the narrative around fear or despair, she flips the script. This is a survival anthem. A reclamation. A fire lit from the embers of something that tried to extinguish her.

Booth, often described as equal parts Blondie, Amy Winehouse, and Courtney Love, channels all three here. The track starts with her voice laid bare, cool, gritty, and slightly gravelly, floating over a moody, immersive atmosphere and the faintest threads of guitar. There’s a sense of quiet tension in that opening moment, like the deep breath before a truth finally breaks open.

Then the beats land, heavy, slow, deliberate. They strike, and Booth’s voice strengthens, swelling with determination as she pushes back against the very forces that tried to claim her. The guitars soon churn into motion, riffing with melodic bite as her vocals soar higher, sharper, refusing to be subdued. It’s the sound of strength rebuilding itself in real time, messy and powerful and beautifully unapologetic.

As the chorus flares, her voice becomes its own unwavering weapon. The production leans into that intensity, pairing pulsing drums with gritty guitar textures that echo the emotional grit at the core of the story. It’s indie rock sharpened into armor.

By aligning the release with such a significant day, Booth makes her intention unmistakable by showing us that she is providing solidarity for those who have gone through hardships themselves. It’s the sound of someone reclaiming their voice—and urging others to do the same.