Punchy and anthemic, Crisis is your reminder to never settle.
Taking shape as a euphoric guitar banger, Izzy’s latest cut is full of energy and self empowerment. Written as she healed from a challenging relationship, ‘Crisis’ represents moving on and being single never sounded so good!
Izzy explaines more: I wanted to write an anthem that was laced with the real emotion and aftermath of a confusing chaotic breakup but how that can leave you feeling so strong and invincible and excited about the prospect of what life looks like when you come out the other side. It’s funny because when I wrote it I reckon I wasn’t fully there yet but now that I’m releasing it I really do feel like I’m in that space.
I want listeners to know how exciting life can be when you let go of the things you cling to. Even though the world is shifting slightly there is still this unspoken narrative that a lot of us feel we need to live up to and unfortunately in many people's eyes still, success is equivalent to whether you have a house, a husband and a child. I’m daring you not to just settle or conform if a relationship isn’t right.
The release of Crisis is the follow up to ‘I Swear I Made You Up’ which came out at the start of March. The raw and reflective offering was warmly received by press including The Line of Best Fit who labeled Izzy S.O as an ‘an innovative rising voice’ and described ‘I Swear I Made You Up’ as ‘Crooning guitars and rhythmic drumbeats’ that ‘ruminate gently, allowing each line to hit with a powerful transparency’.
2024 looks to be a great year for rising Izzy S.O as she continues to establish herself further with each release. She kicked off the year with Refuse back in January and the angsty offering didn’t go unnoticed. Clash Magazine described her sound as ‘90s production with Gen Z bedroom pop’ whilst describing Izzy herself as ‘an absolute powerhouse’.
Izzy S.O’s been working hard and bringing her A game since she launched and things are beginning to fall into place big time. Back In November last year she released her sophomore EP ‘Silly Me’. The impressive 5-track body of work was a powerful coming of age moment that scooped much support amongst tastemakers. Ones To Watch described it as a ‘is a sonic rampage through adolescence’ whilst Clash magazine made comparisons of’ prime Garbage singles, or even Alanis Morrisette’, putting the London-based youngster in the spotlight as a talent to watch. We can’t wait to see what the next few months hold for your new
Born in the West Midlands, Izzy S.O was raised in a creative household with plenty of space for musical expression. As a huge lover of books, she naturally gravitated towards poetry writing as a creative catharsis. Later this evolved into a natural talent for lyricism and over the pandemic she had the opportunity to develop herself sonically with producer Dustin Dooley.
With two brilliant EP’s out in the wild, Izzy has cemented her sound which toes a line between pop-rock and indie with nods towards grunge. She’s scooped support from the likes of Clash, Ones To Watch, Fizzy Mag, Noctis, A1234 and not to mention multiple plays on Radio 1 and BBC Introducing!
Pulling inspiration from the female greats such as Alanis Morisette, Mazzy Star and Avril Lavigne, Izzy’s authentic expression and gift for storytelling has been winning many hearts along the way. ‘I hope that my music can help people in the ways that songs have helped me in the past.’
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