Violet Jane is not simply narrating a story. She is exposing her soul. On her new single, “But Do I Wanna,” the burgeoning artist finds the raw and twisted emotions of a love that both ensnared her and made her freer. And this isn’t just another heartbreak anthem. It’s a reckoning.
A product of the death rattle of a partnership in which she was told she should find joy outside of it and then told she should find joy within its confines again, “But Do I Wanna” is a plaintive search for the value of self, independence, and the uninvited outcome of someone else’s desires. Cloaked in haunting melodies and expansive production, Violet’s vocals drift between fragility and defiance on “Afterward” as she describes the transition from uncertainty into self-discovery.
The Florida native who decamped to Los Angeles creates a sound that is as cinematic as it is deeply personal, mixing indie, dark pop, blues, and ambient textures in her work. Every note, every lyric hangs like a confession on the wind, a prayer in a darkened room, an inscrutable journal entry made audible.
Violet Jane’s transition from modeling to music is more than a career move. It is a reclamation of self. A survivor of childhood trauma, mental illness, and abuse, she infuses every track with her lived experiences, producing music that doesn’t just connect. It lingers.