On her latest single, “When Will It End,” Izzie Derry transforms chaos into relief, crafting a song that feels like a breathless sprint through the chaos of modern life. The music crackles with a wild, almost restless dynamism that mirrors the sensation of being overfed and overstressed, one snapped moment away from flaming out.
Derry embraces the turbulence, rather than recoiling from it. The upbeat rhythm of the song generates a pulse that seems so organic, while also capturing the continual noise of movement and emotion that we all find in the shape of today’s world. Her voice swings between defenselessness and defiance, it’s the sound of someone who’s stuck in the endless loop of “doing,” yet still craving peace and clarity.
“When Will It End” doesn’t aim to repair the chaos, it honors the naming of it. Derry speaks to a universal fatigue that we all feel when the demands of life refuse to slow down, and she turns that tension into something quite powerful, even liberating. “When Will It End” is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt the pace of the world spinning faster than they’re moving and felt like screaming, or dancing, or laughing about it all at once.
The production has a playful, loping feel, despite its heavy subject matter, a fiery, dramatic verve that prevents the song from feeling too bogged down. Instead, it feels like it explodes with velocity, as if the sound itself can’t stand still for a second and is carried along in the same whirlwind Derry is singing about.
Derry embraces the turbulence, rather than recoiling from it. The upbeat rhythm of the song generates a pulse that seems so organic, while also capturing the continual noise of movement and emotion that we all find in the shape of today’s world. Her voice swings between defenselessness and defiance, it’s the sound of someone who’s stuck in the endless loop of “doing,” yet still craving peace and clarity.
“When Will It End” doesn’t aim to repair the chaos, it honors the naming of it. Derry speaks to a universal fatigue that we all feel when the demands of life refuse to slow down, and she turns that tension into something quite powerful, even liberating. “When Will It End” is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt the pace of the world spinning faster than they’re moving and felt like screaming, or dancing, or laughing about it all at once.
The production has a playful, loping feel, despite its heavy subject matter, a fiery, dramatic verve that prevents the song from feeling too bogged down. Instead, it feels like it explodes with velocity, as if the sound itself can’t stand still for a second and is carried along in the same whirlwind Derry is singing about.
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