Nemahsis continues paving a path for raw vulnerability with her new single, "You Wore It Better." Despite being the second single release from her much-anticipated debut album, "You Wore It Better" is a profoundly introspective exploration of self-image, paranoia, and the battle to accept one's truth.
Beginning with wispy harpsichord lines, Nemahsis's distinctive voice glides in gentle but heavy with feeling. She reveals her insecurity, worried that once the people close enough to touch see her for who she truly is, they will inevitably cast her aside. The production is still gently but immersively brilliant, with fuzzy guitar strums and muted drum machine beats swaddling her over-the-moon singing. Each lyric reads like a quiet confession: "Cause once you know what's lying underneath Judgement shows, I'm not deceiving."
As "You Wore It Better" progresses, warm piano riffs and grooving bass lines slowly swell, reflecting the emotional crescendo of its chorus. "You wore it better Than I could ever." It's a painstakingly honest admission that stands after the last note has rung out.
With "You wore it better," Nemahsis further demonstrates that her artistry is as much about feeling as it is about sound. This is a moment of reckoning cloaked in the beauty of her signature ethereal production. If this is a taste of what's in store, her debut album will be an emotional tour de force.