Review: "Go The Distance" - Chloe Dalzell
- Azalea Withrow
- Aug 8
- 2 min read
Dalzell's dazzling, velvet voice wields the weight of heavy emotions in her new single "Go The Distance." The song details the intimate and painful unraveling of a long-distance relationship. Dalzell sings directly to her ex-lover, "I don't want to think about what could have been. Late at night, you're the only one that I'm missing...I really thought that you and me would go the distance." Reflecting on memories in the relationship, Dalzell's lyrics reveal she feels naive to have believed the two would continue to have one another. The soulful song moves through anger, denial, sadness, and nostalgia, accurately portraying the abstractness of post-break-up emotion. Only the first single to be publicly released from Dalzell, "Go The Distance" is sure to connect with listeners who feel the song's authenticity to its core.
Dreamy, ambient percussion and keys set the stage for Dalzell's truly decadent vocals. The singer's range is displayed evidently through the vocal stacking of the song's chorus. Exhibiting control over her pitches, Dalzell effortlessly changes registers to and from a rich, lower sound to warm, higher notes. Dalzell herself describes the sound to be, "intimate and cinematic, like the kind of song you’d hear driving home at night after saying something you can’t take back." The slow, stretched tempo, in addition to the song's airy synth instrumentals, mirrors Dalzel's description that "Go The Distance" is about "trying to hold on when everything’s pulling you apart..."
Chloe Dalzell is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from California, now based in New York City, where she attends New York University. She started writing songs at just eight years old and hasn't stopped since. Writing from personal emotion, her low, sultry voice captivates listeners. Drawing inspiration from a variety of artists across more than just the pop scene, Dalzell names Dua Lipa, Thundercat, and Lana Del Rey as a few of her influences. Her recently released debut single, “Go the Distance,” marks the start of her journey as an artist. With more songs on the way, this is just the beginning of what Chloe Dalzell is going to offer the world through her blend of intimate yet universal emotion and a delicate, haunting soundscape.
Written By Azalea Withrow
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