Strutting a brooding pop intrigue, “People Leave” is a single out today from Nashville-based artist Lauren Presley. Representing the first single from her upcoming debut 4-track EP, out in early 2025, “People Leave” swells from introspective, lusher momentum into a riveting central hook with a distortion-touched fervency. As the title implies, the release’s lyricism reflects on how the impact of people walking out of your life. Especially when these departures happen at a younger age, the trauma lingers into adulthood, and “People Leave” is visceral in its emotive response.
“Sorry I’m so obsessed with the idea I’ll die alone,” Presley’s vocals intensify during the main hook. The contrast from the “too many issues,” admissions is stirring, intensifying cohesively from rhythmic-fronted subduedness into the growling guitar distortion — taking hold during the apologetic commencement to the chorus. “People Love” is a stirring, memorable pop success from Lauren Presley.
“We wrote this song about having past trauma from people walking out of your life, especially at a young age,” Presley says. And how as an adult that fear of abandonment still sticks with you, and comes out in your relationships even the healthy ones. It’s like it’s engraved in you and you can’t help it, but you try your best to trust again.”
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We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
