Review: "Not Your Fault" - Alexa Kate
- Tessa Maddaloni
- 9 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Moving on is hard. Sometimes it feels almost impossible. Alexa Kate’s latest single “Not Your Fault” details these trials and tribulations with a nostalgic, ethereal soundscape, and a voice full of pain and wistfulness. She explains that it is not her ex lover’s fault that it is so hard to move on, and that she sees them everywhere and in everything. In the late nights and in the lights going down, she pictures what they used to have and the way they made her feel. She mourns this loss, and simultaneously hopes that they mourn her as well. Kate’s goal in her music is to connect on real and emotional levels, and she certainly has found a community with this single that understands how it feels to be stuck in the past, stuck in a love that has since died.
This track opens with a nostalgic tune, electronics added to the instruments to make them feel like they are swirling around in a haze. She starts right away with lyrics about holding on to the past, and while she knows that it is not helping her move on, she can’t help it. In the pre-chorus, she sings about where she sees her past lover- in closed doors, in cars, and even under the stars. She reaches the chorus and sings, “It's not your fault / That no one compares / Or could ever make me feel the way you did / Or that I've memorized / The space in time / Of the almost I've been chasing ever since”. The real heartbreak comes in the outro, where she layers her own haunting vocals over intense lyrics. Kate sings, “You really did a number on me / It would be easy / If we never met”.
Alexa Kate strives to make connection within her music- that has always been the goal. The New York native does not view her artistry as just a way to make a quick buck or grow stardom, she views it as a way to understand her feelings, and hopefully allow others to find themselves in her words. With over 20k monthly listeners on Spotify, she is creating a community that “translates digital fandom into something real, tangible, and tactile”. “Not Your Fault” is the first single off of Kate’s upcoming EP, a collection that she focused on keeping her indie pop sound, but also tried to dive even deeper into themes of nostalgia and intimacy. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more real and raw music from Alexa Kate.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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