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Sophia Tice’s new single ‘WAY OUT’ is a compelling study in tension, both emotional and musical
Sophia Tice’s new single ‘WAY OUT’ is a compelling study in tension, both emotional and musical. A multi-genre singer-songwriter, Tice continues to defy classification, blending elements of art pop, indie pop, and experimental production into a song that feels immediate yet considered. From the opening piano line, it is clear this is a track built around introspection and narrative weight.
Lyrically, the song is written from the perspective of a friend watching someone struggle to leave a toxic relationship. This choice of viewpoint offers distance while heightening empathy, allowing Tice to explore fear, chaos, and empowerment with a quiet clarity. Her vocal delivery, intimate and expressive, carries the emotional complexity with subtle precision.
Produced in collaboration with Jackson Lowe, the track balances live instrumentation with layered indie pop textures. The piano provides the song’s grounding, while the production flourishes add atmosphere and tension, ensuring the emotional story is mirrored in its sonic landscape. The result is a track that feels both polished and immediate, emotionally heavy but accessible.
While nods to contemporary influences such as Lorde, Billie Eilish, and The Japanese House are apparent, ‘WAY OUT’ establishes Tice’s distinct voice. The song is neither derivative nor overly self-conscious — it navigates its narrative with confidence and emotional sophistication.
Ultimately, ‘WAY OUT’ signals a significant step in Sophia Tice’s career. It is a song that balances narrative, production, and performance with a careful, thoughtful hand, offering listeners a glimpse of an artist who is both willing and able to push herself into new creative territory while maintaining the emotional honesty that has defined her work to date.
Concrete Club have always had that thing going on where they’re pulling from post-punk and indie rock without sounding like they’re trying to prove anything. This track takes that further. The synths sit in a way that makes you listen, and there’s this rhythm that just locks in and makes you want to move without thinking about it. It’s the kind of song structure that works on you after a few listens, not just the first time through.
What I’ve noticed about Concrete Club is that they’re not interested in smoothing out the rough parts. They’ve been grinding the Manchester circuit, building an actual following, and their songs aren’t about sounding polished. They’re about real things: what it’s like living in a city, losing track of time on nights out, trying to find something that makes sense when nothing does. “People Like Us” fits right into that.
Rowetta’s featured spot here is the thing that makes it work. Her voice against Jonny Brewster’s, with Kallum Delf on guitar, Mark Demuth holding down the bass, and Jamie Butterworth on drums, it all just clicks. They brought in Jonny McGill to handle the drums on this one, and you can feel the fresh energy that brought, but it still sounds unmistakably like them.
This is a song that gets better the more you sit with it. If you’ve been sleeping on Concrete Club, this is the one to start with. Listen here.
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