Review: "tightrope" - Savanna Leigh
- Azalea Withrow
- 9 hours ago
- 2 min read
Savanna Leigh's latest single, "tightrope," invites listeners to walk the line alongside her, experiencing the pain of losing a best friend. Falling from the heights of platonic love, Leigh offers up a journal-like account of vulnerability through her affecting lyrics and stirring voice. The singer honestly articulates the effects of this friendship breakup in her earnest lyrics, especially lines like, "It breaks my heart this version of us, 'cause it'll never be the same as it was." Guiding listeners with an unabashed directness allows them to make personal parallels and relate to the song's universal thematics individually. Leigh is a frank storyteller, candidly sharing that "tightrope" was written about her fallout with her godbrother in late 2023. She writes with the attachment of real love and loss.
Leigh's tenacious commitment to creating a sonically ambient track that delivers introspective lyricism with delicate, indie-pop melodies has paid off in "tightrope." The blend of underscoring violin and acoustic guitar tracks produces a cinematic sound that works as a vehicle for the singer's transcendent vocal tracks. Leigh's honey-like humming and vocal stems in between verses set a reflective listening mood. The song's wispy production highlights both its emotional and audible intricacies. Reverb becomes heavier about halfway into the song, marking a sonic build-up that crescendoes and then falls quiet, leaving space for Leigh's soft, repeated final lyric, "I trusted you, I trusted you."
Savanna Leigh is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter living in Nashville, TN, creating personal songs of the indie persuasion that highlight complex emotion. She captures audiences with her confessional lyricism and tender voice. The artist finds solace in creating music that lends itself to helping listeners identify and confront their own feelings, simultaneously defining her sound to be uniquely individual while widely relatable. Over the last year, she has shared the stage with artists like Jonah Marias, Ashley Kutcher, and Edwin Raphael while touring her last project, reminders of you. Her upcoming EP, For Your Entertainment, will debut on September 26, 2025. After which, Leigh will prepare to bring her heartfelt live performances to even more fans both domestically and internationally.
Written By Azalea Withrow
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