LA-based pop-rock duo DUPLEXITY is sharing "LOVE IN REVERSE," their emotionally raw new single, which takes you into the gentle heartache of saying goodbye when no one is to blame, no one is fighting, just the pain of seeing when it's time to let go.
Co-written by hit songwriter Trey Bruce and the incredible teenage sibling duo Savannah and Luke Judy, "LOVE IN REVERSE," recorded at Nashville icon Sound Emporium, focuses on Reava's ability to convey the tenderness of young love. The result is a cinematic pop-rock ballad that is part soul-stirring and part radio-ready, full of the emotional intelligence one gets only with the wear of experience.
"LOVE IN REVERSE" is like a letter that you write, but you never send. The kind that sits in your drafts folder and carries the weight of everything you didn't say. That tangled emotional limbo where guilt, sorrow, and peace converge is captured with clarity and nuance in DUPLEXITY. It's a masterclass in restraint, never pushing too hard, just letting the emotion be there with you.
The song's message is seemingly trite but deeply honest, and sometimes love just settles, in silence, in maturity, in choosing yourself. "It's about falling in love backwards," the duo writes in a statement. "Being strong enough to walk away when it would be easier to stay." It's a sentiment beautifully reflected in the song's construction, its lush guitar layers, aching melodies, and a chorus that soars like one last held breath before release. The single's artwork, visually, continues the story. It's melancholic but hopeful, just like the song. A hint that healing and heartbreak often sleep in the same bed.
Having already hit the stage with the likes of Benson Boone, Hannah Bahng, and Laila, DUPLEXITY shows yet again with this track that they're storytellers at their core. "LOVE IN REVERSE" isn't just another song about a breakup, but an anthem for anyone who has made the hard choice and still feels broken by it. DUPLEXITY is establishing their territory in the land of pop-rock, brave, vulnerable, and for real. If "LOVE IN REVERSE" is a sign of where they're going, then we're more than ready to go along for the ride.
Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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July 21, 2025
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