Oakland native indie rocker Naomi Neva returns with a gripping new single, "Burning." This stirring anthem fuses personal loss with environmental angst. True to her raw emotional honesty, "Burning" addresses anger, betrayal, and helplessness with such urgency that the record hits you at a hundred miles an hour.
Drawing on Naomi's childhood memory of being evacuated during a wildfire, "Burning" is a cleansing. She vividly remembers the terrifying sight of her neighborhood going up in flames and how she eventually escaped the fire with members of her family. The memories came flooding back years later when Naomi was dealing with her own personal medical crisis and the emotional burden of broken relationships. The result is a track that oscillates between patient dread, a savage little guitar lick, and a neatly anxious vocal bleed as it says what many of us are all too afraid to say when faced with fear and the unknown, be it from the wrath of nature or of a betrayed friend.
With the song's hard guitar hook and raw lyrics, "Burning" sounds like a soundtrack for the tastes of people struggling to stand the latest body blows to come out of the betrayals of systems that are supposed to protect us. Naomi's voice, both raw and vulnerable, finds its way to the deep and delivers a visceral performance that insists you sit and listen.
Self-produced in Naomi's home project studio, the track was given a final master in London's legendary Abbey Road Studios, giving an extra sheen to the song's emotional, gritty sound. "Burning" is a war cry for anyone who's ever felt the frustration of living in a world that seems to be on fire, literally and figuratively, to gain a little control over it. With "Burning," Naomi Neva further solidifies her reputation as one of the most captivating voices in indie rock, unafraid to angle into even the darkest angles of the human experience.
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Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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May 27, 2025
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