We had a chat with emerging folk-pop artist Eva James about her confessional new second single ‘The One You Lose’
With the release of her immersive sophomore single ‘The One You Lose’, rising artist Eva James continues to showcase an intimate and haunting pop sound that feels both steeped in emotional weight and vulnerability while having this atmospheric, cinematic edge that feels stylistically rousing.
The new single explores feelings of heartbreak and loss following a push and pull relationship that was characterised by inconsistency and instability, with the artist’s purposefully exploring the fallout through her powerful songwriting, with the anguish written all over her vocals just as much as through her lyrics. We love this new release, and had a chat with Eva to find out a bit more about the track and the experiences and influences that helped bring it together.
Hey! We love your new single ‘The One You Lose’, what more can you tell us about it?
Thank you so much! ‘The One You Lose’ came from a deeply vulnerable place within me, I wrote it while tangled in a turbulent hot & cold relationship that was breaking my heart — but I couldn’t walk away from it.
What was the process like putting it together?
Recording this song was very therapeutic & one of the steps towards closing the door on a chapter of my life that had turned me into someone I didn’t want to be. It was also very validating to successfully encapsulate the depth of emotion that inspired the song in the first place — when I listen to it now, it takes me back to the period of time that I wrote it, & even though that can be painful, that’s the goal.
What were your biggest influences when creating it?
At the time, I was listening to a lot of dark pop artists that I loved, they were the soundtrack to the breakup (breakup turned “situationship”) I was going through at the time — primarily strong female artists that were channeling their pain & frustration into their music. Combined with Paula Cole’s influence as producer on this track, I think that gave the sound a really unique blend of genres & generations that sets it apart.
How did you approach it differently to your debut single ‘Something New’?
‘The One You Lose’ is definitely a more raw & exposed song for me than ‘Something New’, which adds an extra layer of vulnerability in releasing it into the world — but also feels even more rewarding as an artist to set that story free & hope that it reaches the people who need it the most.
What else do you have planned for the near future?
There will be more singles released before the full album release this fall, which I’m very excited for!
