Shannen Bamford’s latest single, “Addicted,” is a masterful blend of emotional depth and musical sophistication. From the opening notes, the song builds from a gentle tempo into a powerful climax, complete with a stirring guitar solo that perfectly complements the track’s dynamics. Bamford’s voice, pure and enchanting, carries the weight of the song’s heartfelt lyrics with a remarkable ease.
“Addicted” is a song about heartbreak that takes an unusual inward approach. Rather than blaming others, she discusses personal acceptance of one’s role in their own emotional pain. To state “I’m addicted to the pain” would suffice as the central idea for this lyric running through these tunes, which express conflicting attitudes regarding how experiencing love can become self-destructive.
Shannen explains how her inspiration for writing this song came from a vicious circle of self-inflicted emotional turmoil that felt almost addictive.In the production process orchestrated by Uri Kleinman, everything culminated into vulnerability, sadness and raw anger hence taking it from just another song to something that you can relate to.
Influenced by other artistes like Phoebe Bridgers and Alvvays, Shannen’s unique voice and her deeply moving lyrical content have set her apart from other pop singers thus making “Addicted” worth listening to for anyone who has ever gone through such situations.
