REVIEW: EMiDORA’s New Single Is a Glittery Gut Punch
REVIEW
REVIEW
☆ BY DANY MIRELES ☆
EMiDORA’s brand new song, “what do you believe in now?” sounds like the emotional climax of a futuristic action movie—only instead of bullets, it’s heartbreak flying. The UK electro-pop artist arrives with a vengeful track that wraps deep vulnerability in layers of synth, sweet and self-made spectacle. It’s a track designed to be felt with your whole body, through blown-out headphones, or in strobe-lit club corners.
The single grabs you by the collar from the first beat and doesn’t let go. The production feels kinetic, like it’s always on the verge of spiraling out but never quite does. Instead, the singer threads each drop with control and purpose. There’s an urgency in the sound but a refusal to sit still, like the music itself is trying to outrun the question it poses: what do you believe in now? That question hangs in the air like perfume after someone’s left the room, haunting, glittery, and a bit toxic.
EMiDORA’s vocals glide through the track. There’s vulnerability in her delivery of the lyrics, but also the undeniable strength of someone who’s had to rebuild herself with limited materials. It’s a vocal style reminiscent of early Charli XCX, particularly her “True Romance” era, when pop was still a little messy and a lot more interesting. You can hear the influence clearly, not in a mimicry way but in spirit, emotional honesty fueled with artificial polish. Like Charli, EMiDORA doesn’t shy away from the chaos around her: she shapes it into something danceable.
Lines like “Would you wanna see my body melt, bones revealed?” and “Would you wanna see my skull bend, break your fall?” evoke imagery that sticks with you. It’s pop-poetry pushed to its emotional limits, graphic, unfiltered, and almost grotesque in its openness. Later, she sings, “Talk to me like you made my mind,” and “Just one more lie, tell me it’s fine,” lines that read like a cry in the middle of emotional manipulation. The track’s emotional register is high, but it never slips into melodrama.
With “what do you believe in now?” EMiDORA doesn’t just drop a song, she evokes a feeling. The result is an emotional rush that’s as cinematic as it is confessional, and proof that in the digital age, heartbreak doesn’t end with silence. Sometimes, it ends with a banger.
