Emo-pop artist daine is shifting perspectives on her hypnotic second single "My Way Out"

A product of her fascination and adoration of underground emo music from the American Midwest, the Sydney-based musician's songs ache with a pain that's more often accompanied by a traditional band set-up. Instead, daine pairs her introspective self-analysis with hip-hop-influenced production with the help of her frequent collaborator Circle Pitt.

"My Way Out" sees daine face the consequences of pushing herself and reaching the outer limits of her comfort zone. "I wrote the song about forcing myself to socialise after a long period of isolation (pre-COVID) and then just finding it so painful and unsatisfying," she explains. "I wanted to reinvent myself after, focus on myself and my art rather than forcing myself to enjoy being around others.”

If the product of this is anything to go by, learning to let go and finding comfort in her art and isolation, is something which has begun to help daine innumerably. With just two songs out thus far, daine has displayed an emotional depth most artists struggle to communicate through multi-album careers.

Back in May daine released her debut single "Picking Flowers". It's another track which sounds like a diary entry where she's recording nights of astral projecting and losing yourself to the dissociative power of social anxiety. "My Way Out" is almost like a direct sequel and sees daine drifting closer towards a more peaceful equilibrium.