Review: "How To Hurt" - Zev Troxler
- Breanna Macomber
- Jul 11
- 2 min read
"How To Hurt" by Zev Troxler takes on a wonderful mix between campfire, fun and friendly energy with brutally honest experiences in the lyrics. The acoustic guitar sounds like it's the thing that Zev's voice has always meant to be paired with and the rhythms in this song between both tracks are incredible. This song really captures so much skill that Zev brings to the music industry like poetic writing, vulnerability, incredible harmonies and smooth vocal tracks throughout the entire song just to name a few. All with a catchy, fun vibe that just screams summertime.
This song begins with just an acoustic guitar which always adds some level of warmth and closeness which is a really important element with this specific song. Since the mood of the song seems very melancholy as Zev reflects on recent things that have happened to them through the lyrics, adding the acoustic guitar allow the lyrics to really heighten. The simplicity of the guitar also gives Zev the room to add rhythm through the vocal track like we see in the second verse with the lyrics "Handwoven, hand molded." The honesty the Zev also adds to the lyrics seem so close to the singer's heart like in the chorus saying, "Lost a couple friends, Heaven knows I'm missing them" really allows listeners to try and come from a place of understanding.
Zev Troxler is an Los Angelos based singer-songwriter whose career started by helping other musicians mix, produce and put out their own songs. Zev has collaborated with large names in the industry like Rascal Flatts, David Guetta and more. At such a young age, Zev has collaborated on thousands of different songs also giving them the name of a multi-platinum selling artist. Zev's audience base is climbing rapidly with 16,000 monthly listeners alone giving them the confidence to release the highly anticipated single, "How To Hurt" which hit platforms on July 4th, 2025.
Written By Breanna M.
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