Estella Dawn, The indie-alt-pop-rock powerhouse “Detached,” strikes back with devious revenge, exchanging heartbreak for fury on this scorch-and-or-soar track perfect for injecting some liberation into your rage. If with “Relevant” Estella bucked against heartbreak with gut punches of raw emotion and soaring vocals over fresh, genre-defying production, she flips the script on heartache yet again with “Relevant.” This time, she’s the one refusing to drown in sorrow. She’s moving on, no looking back, with a mic drop of a chorus made up of no second chances. “You just lost an angel in leather, Boy; you ain’t getting her back.”
“Detached” starts with a slow-burning intensity from the first guitar riff before blowing up into a gritty, country-tinged rock storm. The production is laced with attitude, smoky atmospherics, driving percussion, and a vocal performance that’s part sultry, part savage. As if she is done, Estella throws out one last punch, saying, “Stay dead, motherfker.” Let the door officially wood clap closed.
A New Zealand native now living in Los Angeles, Estella Dawn has been making significant moves as an indie artist, gathering more than 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and making comparisons to Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll, and Halsey. But “Detached” shows she’s in a lane all her own, a fearless storyteller with a voice that pierces and lyrics that don’t shy away.
If you need a breakup anthem that hits like a whiskey shot with a gasoline chaser, look no further than “Detached.”