Shristy steps boldly into her Fractured era with โWaiting 4 U,โ a cinematic pop anthem that fuses emotional vulnerability with a crackling 2000s pop-punk edge. Following her breakout EP Summer Solstice, this new single is edgier, louder, and shaped by the sting of a breakup that forced her to confront what sheโd been holding onto for too long. She describes the song as the soundtrack to her own turning point, born in the moments after walking away. That rawness became the backbone of the track, an intimate voice-memo melody that co-producer Stuart B transformed into a pulsating, modern pop production without sanding off its jagged emotion.
Right from the jump, โWaiting 4 Uโ fires off with shimmery, fast-driving production, the beat tapping with punchy urgency as if trying to outrun the past. Shristyโs husky, tender vocals step in transparently tracing the ache of choosing yourself even when your heart wants to stay. As the music swells, the guitars grind with a gritty pop-punk snarl, pushing her voice higher and sharper until sheโs soaring with volatile, cathartic energy. She sings like someone breaking free mid-run: breathless, determined, and done waiting.
When the chorus hits, she sings, โWaiting for you to change, I just canโt keep waiting,โ spinning that private mantra she once whispered to herself into a full-blown empowerment rally. You can relish the nostalgic flavors of No Doubt, Blink-182, and The Veronicas in her music, but the emotional throughline is unmistakably her own. By the final stretch, the track comes like that classic movie moment she described with a rain-soaked pavement, where you inhale deeply, allowing a new chapter to crack open.
โWaiting 4 Uโ is Shristy claiming her voice, her boundaries, and her future. It hits like a confession, but leaves like a liberation. Check it out on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan