Sienna Melgoza’s latest piece of music, “differently now,” is like a deep breath that aches a little but heals a ton in a world of noise and quick moments. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter enters her second release with a rawness that reaches directly for the soul.
“differently now,” co-written with the producer Cole Swensen, makes no effort to wow with flashy production or over-polished vocals. Instead, it focuses on raw emotion, leaving room for you to feel. It’s the kind of track that holds a mirror up to you, mirrors your version of what it sounds like once you can finally see yourself, warts and all.
The song’s softness from the opening notes pulls you in like the abrupt hush before some hard-to-bear truth is uttered. And that’s precisely what Sienna does. What she offers is a story too many know all too well, like the spiral of being in an unhealthy place but staying there not because it is right but because it is familiar. With every verse, she gradually deconstructs the layers of self-deception while uncovering a more difficult, liberating type of love, the kind you reserve for yourself.
According to Sienna, the song is about loving yourself in a way you haven’t loved yourself before. That message thrums beneath every lyric. It’s a wake-up song. One that marks a turning point, a bold choice to stop settling, stop playing small, and show up for yourself like never before. It’s blunt in its truthfulness and meek in its transmission mode, which are two qualities that seldom connect, but here they do. The magic of “differently now” is in its straightforwardness, not theatrics, just truth.
As a follow-up to her debut, this single proves Sienna Melgoza is not here to take it easy. She’s making her lane soft yet fierce, gentle yet unyielding. And if this is what healing sounds like, we’ll happily put it on repeat. “differently now” is a moment of noticing you for everyone ready to choose themselves, no matter how long it took you to reach this place.
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