Review: "Exit Interview" - Jessica Woodlee
- Jazz Williams
- Jun 18
- 2 min read
Jessica Woodlee’s new song, Exit Interview, is an indie/synth pop breakup song. Let’s break down the term: exit interview. In professional terms, an exit interview is a final interview with an employee separating from an organization. It is designed for the employee to provide feedback to the company on areas they can improve in. In romantic terms, an exit interview is a sit down where the two people in the relationship can discuss what went wrong and, hopefully, leave on good terms. In the song, Jessica is begging her former partner to tell her the reason why the relationship isn’t going to work out. It's painful to be dumped without knowing if you did something wrong. She needs a real explanation to determine how she can be a better person/romantic partner which will help her grow for her next relationship.
Exit Interview immediately starts with the first verse and acoustic guitar in the background making you think you’re about to enjoy a beautiful ballad. But, the pace picks up in the second verse with the acoustic sidelined and the drum pronounced. This momentum continues into the bridge, then it shifts for the first part of the last chorus before it picks back up again. The pain I was speaking of earlier is reflected in lyrics like “I know that it’s coming. You just haven’t told me. I hear it in the silence when you don’t call me back” and “Give me a heads up, give me a warning. Tell me you’re leaving, tell me I’m boring.” The production is crisp and her voice fits the song perfectly. It’s giving song of the summer vibes.
Jessica Woodlee is a alt-indie pop singer-songwriter well known in the underground college scene in the Northeast. She has appeared on college radio stations, opened for Christopher and Annie Omally, and performed at local coffee shops. She is inspired by artists like Taylor Swift, Maggie Rogers, and Maisie Peters and grew up listening to Jimi Hendrix, Carole King, Eric Clapton, and Ella Fitzgerald. Her influences are evident in her style of music which combines pop, rock, synth, and blues. If you want to see her live, she will be performing on June 20th at the free Berkeley Summer In The City event in Boston.
Written By Jazz
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