There’s a certain kind of therapy that happens under a hot stream of water; when the steam rises, the filter drops, and the past five years of unresolved drama come flooding back. With her latest single ‘The Song I Scream in the Shower’, ettie distils that universal meltdown moment into a riotous, confessional pop-punk anthem that’s as cathartic as it is catchy.
Coming in hot with crunching guitars, snarky lyricism, and the emotional IQ of someone who’s survived more than a few internal battles, ettie once again proves she’s writing the footnotes to our lives. It’s the kind of track you throw on when you need to rehash arguments you never got to win and belt out truths you were too polite to say at the time.
Musically, it calls back to the golden era of angst: think ‘Let Go’-era Avril with the righteous rage of ‘Riot!’-era Paramore, but filtered through ettie’s unique world view; witty, queer, self-aware, and utterly unfiltered. Every lyric hits like it’s been waiting in the wings of your subconscious, and the hook? Let’s just say you’ll be humming it long after your shower’s gone cold.
There’s an irreverent magic to ettie’s songwriting. Whether she’s channelling existential dread, unpacking old wounds, or just gleefully calling someone out, she does it with the kind of wordplay that could only come from someone who once studied Shakespeare and now wields distortion pedals instead of quills.
Fresh off a near-death experience that would’ve sidelined most artists, ettie has emerged more unstoppable than ever. ‘The Song I Scream in the Shower’ feels like a rebirth of sorts, equal parts roar and revelation.
ettie might be screaming into the bathroom tiles, but the world should be listening.
