Eloise Fabbri's newest single, "Trust You," is a clinic in tension and intimacy, one that sticks with you long after the last note has dispersed. You only have to hear the double bass and you know that something special is in store. The bass carries the song, it's not just an underpinning. The instrument breathes, pulses, and drives its own story, especially in its deranged outro, where the bass serves as both anchor and incitement for emotional collapse.
"Trust You" explores the themes of self-doubt and relationship insecurity. Fabbri grapples with the universal question of whom to trust, yourself, other people, the one you love. That internal tug of war plays out over stripped-down piano and sumptuous, cascading keys that frame the choruses like fragile waterfalls. Still, the song never goes soft, that groove hits like a sledgehammer, its weight bolstering the emotional fluctuation between ease and dis-ease.
There is no doubt that Fabbri's singing is superb. Her soulful acrobatics float over effortlessly, and she wears her influences, from jazz fusion to the prominent diva voices of Aretha, Etta, and Amy Winehouse, on her sleeves. However, she remains undeniably herself, self-reflective, and unafraid to be open. The song reaches its end, and you are set down in a contemplative space. Which parts of love are genuine, which projections of our own insecurities? The psycho outro doesn't just touch for show, it reflects the way you get thrown off your axis by compulsive thought practice and makes the emotional climax seem so very relatable.
Born in Guernsey, based in Birmingham, Fabbri still refuses to sit down and play nicely within a genre, a mix of jazz, soul, and introspective songwriting is uniquely hers. "Trust You" is a declarative statement that's also inherently intimate. It is a song, after all, that doesn't just ask for trust but manipulates you to examine your own faith.