Audren sharpens her artistic blade with โThe Sound of Freedom,โ the indie-pop/rock single that doubles as both a warning flare and a gentle hand on the shoulder. Set within the themes that will shape her upcoming album Think Freedom, the track emerges from the hardest corners of her own lived experience of years battling Lyme disease, navigating medical misinformation, and learning to trust her instincts over the noise of the crowd. Rather than grow cynical, she turns her rebellion into something soft-edged and hypnotic, a protest song that disarms with warmth even as it calls out the systems that treat people like guinea pigs.
The track rises first from an electro-tinged haze, its atmosphere echoing like a forest clearing at dawn. Thereโs a mysterious shimmer to the intro, something soothing yet slightly uncanny, as if danger is lurking just past the trees. Audren enters low, her voice husky and grounded, almost conversational in its calm. As the production coils beneath her, she glides upward into an effortless, delicate, and startlingly controlled wispy falsetto. Her vocal gymnastics are mesmerizing and sensational, and every transition she makes comes intentional, well-timed and a language in its own.
When the beat hits, it hits with purpose. The rhythm section is catchy, firm, and brushed with sparkling cymbals that light up the mix. A tormented jazz phrase flickers in and out, with piano, guitar, and bass trading alarm-like motifs as if trying to warn the listener of something creeping closer. The tension tightens until the bridge, where she breaks her restraint and shouts the line that defines the entire track, with โTell me where is freedom!โ
In a world of noise and surveillance, Audren turns inward, and invites everyone else to do the same.
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Review by: Naomi Joan