With the release of "Complete Fool," Chloe Foy unveils her heart and lays it in her voice, heavied by the complex emotions of what it is to be a woman who loves. Her second album title song is a reckoning. It is a powerful, graceful, and gorgeously honest new offering from the alternative folk singer-songwriter, inviting you into a world of grit and texture where openness and strength can live in harmony.
Foy has never been squeamish about emotion, but here she digs deeper. "Complete Fool" is a more efficient take on self-awareness, wrapped in a song that blends tongue-in-cheek lyrical humor with pained honesty. It delves into the fragile, occasionally messy space of romantic power dynamics where assumptions are shattered, roles are interrogated, and the yearning to be "fixed" crashes against. A wish for independence. It's a feeling that many will recognize, but Foy articulates it with an especially raw and poetic clarity.
The track is a new beginning. Produced by Dave Izumi at Echo Zoo Studios in Eastbourne, "Complete Fool" sounds looser and freer, like an artist liberated from outside pressure. There's an understated authority when lush strings meld with indie-folk textures and layered harmonies. It's intimate and broad, giving Foy the room to roam, not just what she feels but how she would like it to sound. Her voice, always the thing, is something a force of nature. It's stirring, resolute, and has the gravitas of introspection without succumbing to melodramatics. Instead, it is bracing and bracingly cheerful, a reminder that in emotional chaos, there is still humor, beauty, and room for growth.
Ultimately, "Complete Fool" is about reasserting autonomy while recognizing the tenderness that defines our humanity. Chloe Foy doesn't sing about love so much as deconstructing, rebuilding, and welcoming us to exist in every crevice and corner of it. In the process, she has produced a track that is not only timely but timeless. This is Foy at her blondest, bravest, and possibly best.
Discover Chloe Foy on Instagram