Edie Yvonne releases her latest track, โLook Me in the Eye,โ the lead single from her forthcoming EP of the same name. Known for her sharp lyrical storytelling and vulnerable delivery, the Los Angelesโbased singer-songwriter takes a striking step away from her earlier pop sensibilities, and ventures into a grounding, smoky indie sound that channels the fierce intensity of Alanis Morissette alongside the poetic clarity of Joan Baez.
The track begins with glimmering guitar chords that glisten like distant stars, their haunting resonance setting a reflective mood. Edieโs humming eases the listener into the soundscape before the drums drop with a heavy thump and cymbals burst in heady rhythm.ย She sings hypnotically and broodingly in her deep head voice in a sort of numbed, defeated tone. Soon, another layer emerges: her falsetto, piercingly delicate, intertwines with her lower register. Coming off, transcendent, itโs like sheโs both the voice of her weary present and the echo of her unbroken spirit.
Lyrically, โLook Me in the Eyeโ is a call for honesty, a demand for confrontation not just with others but with the self. When she sings of being unable to turn away, itโs an admission of the painful necessity of facing truths weโd rather bury. The layering of her voices reflects this duality, the grounded, bruised self and the higher, hopeful self, merging into one haunting spirit.
โLook Me in the Eyeโ asks for nothing less than truth, even when truth stings, making it one of Edie Yvonneโs most powerful works to date.
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Review by: Naomi Joan