This long-awaited track is an explosive love song steeped in gothic motifs, as she upcycles the dark melancholy of her previous projects into something more gushing and hopeful.
It’s a composite tale of romance, as she switches from plain spelling to vivid metaphor - “You asked me if we could hold hands forever and ever” to “So hit the gas”. This highlights the push and pull of intimacy, from safety to surrender – themes she’s long juggled, but is only now, for the first tim,e embracing together in her sonic balancing act.
‘Die Happy’ plays out with a cinematic intensity, as Humberstone sings “I want it fast, want it reckless” over expansive instrumentation, her vocals bolder and brighter than ever before. This upbeat shift seems to hint at a tonal and thematic overhaul in her next release – while unexpected, totally welcome, if this gorgeously exhilarating tune is anything to go by.
Zahra Hanif
Image: ‘Die Happy’ Official Single Cover
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