“Look Me In the Eye” - Edie Yvonne
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There’s something kind of poetic about dropping your boldest track yet on your 17th birthday. Most teenagers are still figuring out who they are, but Edie Yvonne? She’s turning self-doubt and growing pains into anthems, and her latest single Look Me in the Eye is the clearest sign yet that she’s stepping into a whole new lane.
If you’ve followed Edie’s earlier releases, you’ll notice the shift immediately. The glossy, pop-adjacent shimmer that coloured her first songs has been peeled back, leaving a rawer, stripped-down indie sound that feels both sharper and more vulnerable. It’s less sugar-coated and way more biting — think Alanis Morissette’s unapologetic honesty meeting Joan Baez’s clarity of conviction. The result is a track that feels like it was made to cut through the noise rather than blend into it.
Lyrically, Look Me in the Eye is exactly what it says on the tin: fearless confrontation. It’s not just about looking someone else in the eye — it’s about daring yourself to do the same, no filters, no escape routes. That intensity carries in Edie’s vocal delivery, which pierces through with equal parts grit and ache. There’s a rawness here that feels lived-in, like the kind of song you don’t just write, but have to write to get something off your chest.
What’s exciting about this single is how much it signals growth. You can hear an artist finding her edge, realizing that her vulnerability isn’t a weakness but a weapon.
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The stripped-back production gives her voice and words all the space they need, and that sparseness makes every line land harder. It’s a risk, for sure — leaving behind the safer pop sensibilities for something rougher around the edges — but it’s exactly the kind of risk that sets apart an artist with longevity.
At just 17, Edie Yvonne is already writing songs with the emotional honesty of someone twice her age. And yet, there’s still that unmistakable spark of teenage urgency running through her music — that feeling that everything matters so much right now. It’s what makes Look Me in the Eye not just a song, but a snapshot of a moment in time: a young artist staring down her future, daring it to blink first.
If this is the lead single off her upcoming EP, we’re in for something special. Look Me in the Eye isn’t just another step forward for Edie — it’s a leap into uncharted territory, and she sticks the landing with fire in her voice.
“Look Me In the Eye” is available now on all major streaming platforms
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