Courtney Hadwin, the powerhouse vocalist and songwriter, steps in with her bold new single, “You Only Love Me When I Lie.” The song arrives gasping with a ruthless, blues-belting roar that announces the emergence of a fully formed artist in her prime.
The track serves as the first taste of her upcoming debut LP, “Little Miss Jagged,” which will be released by September 12, 2025. It sounds like Hadwin is simply opening her heart and letting the world see what has been building up inside. Known for her electric teen performances, Hadwin has matured as a songwriter and a storyteller, and “You Only Love Me When I Lie” is a festival of that growth.
The song starts deceptively soft, Courtney’s voice entering like a velvet whisper, low, smoky, intimate. But then, she pulls the plug just as you’re getting in that tender mood. What comes next is a vocal eruption that’s gritty, raw, and filled with fury, somewhere between a rebel’s anthem and a confessional cry.
What makes “You Only Love Me When I Lie” land so hard isn’t only the bluesy instrumentation or the dynamic vocals but the lived-in truth behind it. You can feel the gravity of the experiences that led up to this song, and Hadwin nails every line like she’s lived it a hundred times. It’s messy, robust, accurate, and that’s what makes it unforgettable.
This is a fierce, fiery, unvarnished look into the soul of an artist no longer begging for permission to be heard. Courtney Hadwin roars, “You Only Love Me When I Lie.” If the world knows what’s suitable for it, it’s listening.
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