Ella Aslin‘s new single “Be With Her” turns unrequited love into a warmly melodic pop-rock reflection, balancing prancing piano, lush vocals, and twangy guitars. Inspired by a best-friend crush, the song embraces unconditional friendship and queer self-expression, while drawing on Aslin’s musical upbringing in rural New Mexico and songwriting studies at Berklee.
Serene keys and a bouncy bass pulse pair with Ella’s expressive lead performance for a memorable kickoff, lyrically capturing the plights of unrequited love between a series of recollections and inner soul-searching. “I’m holding still, I’m breathing less, just waiting for the litmus test to end,” her voice delivers, later asking “what should I do with all of this?” before ultimately conveying a sense of limbo, bridging intimate acts of adoration, like underlining poetry passages, with a more upfront declaration: “I wanna be with her all the time.” That climax delights especially in its backing harmonic dreaminess, prancing piano, and twangy guitar tones. “Be With Her” is a heartfelt, momentum-packed pop-rock success from Ella Aslin.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
