San Francisco-based singer-songwriter, Eliz, is only 13, yet she's already writing songs that far outstrip her age. Her new single, "I'll Keep Calling Out Your Name," the third track from her debut record "Cabin 232," is a poignant meditation on heartbreak and memory, and the pain of holding on past the point at which someone else has let go.
Written in the basement of the Singer-Songwriter Camp she attended at Interlochen, where she spent this past spring creating and recording her first two EPs, the song exists in that in-between time after love has officially ended, one person moves on, in this case literally, with little effort. At the same time, the other is suspended like residue in an emotional vacuum. Eliz pulls listeners into that quiet storm of longing from the first notes. Her voice is fragile and wise, with a striking tenderness that is immediately relatable.
"I'll Keep Calling Out Your Name" radiates with Eliz's unique mish-mash of pop, R&B, Latin, and indie influences, creating a soundscape that feels close yet vast. Every lyric lands like a whispered confession in the night, reverberating with anyone whose dreams have been troubled by love that ended too soon.
What really makes this track so great is that it feels honest. Eliz not only sings about heartbreak, but Eliz inhabits it. All the same, there is a quiet maturity in her delivery, a storyteller's instinct that transforms sentiment into melody. It's the kind of song that stays with you, resounding quietly in your head long after the final chord has faded.
The music video amplifies that mood by illustrating the lyrics' themes in striking black-and-white. Together, they present an artist finding her voice and her vision. On "I'll Keep Calling Out Your Name," Eliz demonstrates that age has nothing to do with depth and everything to do with heart.