An expressive and gripping pop sound unveils on “am I the only one? (Lonely),” a newly released single from Mjoy. The Bay Area/Sacramento-based singer/songwriter combines jangling guitars, airy synths, and self-empowering lyrical prowess for a wholly memorable sound. The track represents the first release featuring Mjoy’s own arrangement, crafted entirely on her own. Mixing and mastering is from Evernia Creative (Daylen Brinkley).
Its heart-on-sleeve vocals and crisp pop/rock arsenal reminding fondly of The 1975, “am I the only one? (Lonely)” builds into a title-referencing questioning with sincere passion. “My heart is heavy; I just want some company,” the vocals yearn, asking repeatedly “am I the only one feeling lonely?” as starry-eyed instrumentation persists alongside. Lyrical references to emotional satiation, and griping about a lack of truths in relationships these days, build grippingly around the replay-inducing central chorus.
“I’m grateful that you’re in my life,” a spoken-word concluding vocal lets out, thanking listeners for their time. As Mjoy explains: “Loneliness is something that whether it’s true or not for me, I can still feel it come up if other things in life are challenging but feel too big to tackle.” They continue: “I wrote this when I was feeing sad, shut out, in yearning and confusion. But the things I write about get healed quicker because of the expression and openness. It’s the things we don’t write or talk about that need to be worried about.”
