Izzie Derry unveils a heartfelt new single about loving someone who’s already gone on “Follow” —

Izzie Derry is back with the self-produced single “Follow,” building to the realisation that she’s absolutely no one-hit-wonder and quietly, effortlessly cementing herself as one of the most exciting emerging acts in the UK right now. It bears the heavy emotional baggage of someone who’s come to understand what it means to love fiercely and, perhaps more importantly, when they’ve grown too much for the love they've known.

What is so compelling about “Follow” is that Derry’s storytelling eases into what becomes the music. Her voice carries a rare mix of strength and vulnerability, and she puts them both to work telling a sad story, that of loving someone whose life or goals are whisking away from yours. It’s a well-worn pain, but she infuses it with new emotional honesty that is at once intimate and universal.

One of the most remarkable things about this track is that it’s entirely self-produced. There’s a rawness here, but it never feels unfinished, more like a decision to leave the emotion close to the skin. The production serves the story, not the other way around, and elicits a whole that feels carefully engineered yet deeply intimate. “Follow” is a song that yanks you in and never lets go, because it puts the story in your gut rather than showing it to you. With this latest offering, Izzie Derry again shows why she remains such an articulate voice in the UK scene, her words are vivid, her delivery arresting, and most importantly, born from sorrow or joy, she can turn heartache into art. In other words, “Follow” is a reminder that sometimes the boldest move is to give up.

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