Ecca Vandal jumps right in with her latest, “BLEACH,” a spare and combustible declaration that plays more like a single in theory than reality, is the arrival of some judgment. Picking up where the last “MOLLY” left off, this track blazes past barriers to emotional exposure, forsaking comfort in favor of something rawer, bolder, and brasher, and you know, alive. “BLEACH” thrives on tension as it holds the burden of shedding an old skin, facing the ones we became out of fear and expectation, and choosing, sometimes violently, to leave them behind.
Ecca Vandal's partnership with producer Richie Buxton continues. She played an integral role in the track, which the pair co-wrote. The song is enriched by Buxton’s hands-on work behind the drum kit, guitar, and synthesizer; “BLEACH” sounds tactile and lived-in. Everything feels purposeful yet unbridled, driving home the song’s central theme of release and rebirth.
“BLEACH” ultimately embraces ferocity and honesty, Ecca Vandal offers up a track that feels like standing in front of the kind of mirror you can’t look away from, one which refracts who you’ve been before and who you’re yet to become.
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