Review: "cups of coffee" - Jamie Fine
- Abigail Mornhinweg
- 34 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Jamie Fine has released her new single, “cups of coffee.” A song about the type of love you thought would last forever, Fine honors her first love by thanking her ex-partner for the part they played in finding new love. Using the simple action of two people drinking cups of coffee, the comfort and consistency of routines are intimate and create the image in our heads of a lifetime of doing these routines every day. Fine, while finding the heartbreak painful, knows her life wouldn’t look the same if she had continued on with the simple acts in these relationships. While Fine is okay now, the “cups of coffee” shared between her and her past partner always remind her of the journey before.
“Cups of coffee” is an interesting inspection into personal growth and the change that comes into our lives. While heartbreak can make some bitter, Fine examines it in a completely different way: without this heartbreak that happened, Fine wouldn’t have the life she built. While it’s easy to think back on past relationships with regret and anger that the life we had imagined didn’t happen, “cups of coffee” rips that notion behind; it may hurt in the moment, but we grow from experiences we have, and what we know may be holding us back from what we don’t know quite yet. With this messaging, it’s easy to see how Fine can craft a song like this: she looks back with gratefulness, something that’s both commendable and creates a unique perspective that enters “cups of coffee” into the heartbreak genre with a uniqueness that’s hard to replicate.
Jamie Fine is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Ottawa, you may recognize her from the duo of Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, where she and singer Elijah Woods both emerged on the Canadian competition show The Launch, having won Best New Canadian Artist or Group at the 2018 iHeart Radio Awards and creating the breakout single “Ain’t Easy.” Now into her own solo ventures, Fine is creating waves in the music world. With both entries into the Canadian Hot 100 and an upcoming tour with Calum Scott added to her resume, it’s clear to see that nothing is holding Jamie Fine back. If listeners would like to keep up with Jamie Fine’s upcoming releases and show dates, they can follow her on social media, linked down below.
Written By Abby Mornhinweg
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