You’ve gotta love it when young, talented artists know exactly what they’re doing, because when you listen to Edie Yvonne’s “Nightmare”, you won’t get something half-baked. You’ll get something restrained and painfully self-aware, getting real with unhealthy attachments—no filter, no excess.
Edie Yvonne is a young artist from Los Angeles known for her alternative, indie pop sound with hit singles that showcases her musicality and earnest songwriting choices. She’s back again on the stage with “Nightmare”, an alternative pop rock track for her first release since she turned 17.
Yvonne refuses long, boring intros, driving you straight into her doom and keeps you there long enough to feel it like your own. There’s weight in percussion hits, while the guitars breathe with tension, the kind that can either make you bang your head or make you stare blankly at the wall in silence.
Her words linger like smoke and fog, low in volume but sharp enough to sting. At its core, this track bottles that push and pull feelings for someone. Think of wanting someone like a friend, needing them like a habit, until their presence grows into a nightmare. And when she sings, “tell me you’re here, my favorite fear,” it feels less like a lyric and more like playing with a knife that cuts the deepest.
What you’ll love about Yvonne is how she makes it so relatable without falling into cheap dramas or cliché hooks. And how she manages to create something that feels soft and sharp at the same time is still a wonder, but one thing’s for sure. She’s definitely a promising, rising star in the scene to watch out for.