Review: "That Girl" - Ailbhe Reddy
- Deanna Moody
- 5 hours ago
- 2 min read
With Valentine's Day just a month away, it's time to stock up on catchy breakup songs. This one made me feel like running through a foggy forest with my hood up and headphones on. Ailbhe Reddy's newest single, “That Girl,” tackles the aftershock of a messy breakup. A sour but relatable feeling that Reddy's lyrics convey beautifully. A haunting beat opens the song, instantly hooking me. The explosion of melodies towards the end solidified for me that this song would be going on my playlist. I adore songs that don't simply fade out but make you wish they would never end.
As the song progresses, she expresses how she watches the person she loves be with someone else. But, as the title suggests, she is not that girl. I appreciate that the instrumental is not a typical whiny breakup jam. Instead, it sounds almost techno. As Reddy explains, KISS BIG is a breakup record, but not the tidy, acoustic kind. It lives in the messy middle: that disorienting stretch when the life you built with someone collapses, and you’re left trying to figure out who you are on your own. She captures the numbness and confusion that come when you almost lose yourself after losing the person closest to you.
The single was written between Dublin, London, New York, and the American Midwest. Reddy is excited to show her new single “That Girl,” the latest offering from her anticipated new album KISS BIG, out on January 30. About the single she shared, “This is one of the record’s emotional anchors. Inspired partly by Fleishman Is in Trouble, it reflects on memory, time, and how impossible it is to stay the same person inside a long love.” KISS BIG goes through the cycle of love, loss, and renewal, and how we always end up back at the start. Throughout the album, Reddy builds a world that feels personal. Stay tuned for this raw, wry, and wide open album coming January 30. Listen to "That Girl" where you stream your music!
Written By Deanna Moody
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