Nadia Younes is forging her path, one lyric at a time. With her newest indie pop single, “Tombstone,” Younes isn’t just singing about heartbreak but burying the past and dancing on the grave of a relationship that wasn’t doing her any favors.
With raw finesse, “Tombstone” is a gut punch with dreamy synths and menacing vocals. Co-written with Christopher Papalia and Thomas M.L. Ravago and recorded with urgency in her home studio, the track radiates openness and determination. It’s this unfiltered emotion that gives the record not only a personal but also a powerful feeling.
Produced by TEDIOUS and Som1Else, the song opens with an almost cinematic feeling far off, otherworldly, and mildly creepy. But then, as a beat settles in to accompany the sound bite, Nadia’s voice emerges as poised, expressive, unapologetically fierce. Every lyric is delivered like a final word, every chorus like the swing of a shovel burying what’s no longer working for her.
“Tombstone” is about discovering your worth. It’s about putting yourself first, even when it’s rough around the edges, even when the other person doesn’t see it coming. Younes nails that bittersweet clarity when love becomes a lesson, and leaving is the ultimate power move. This is a celebration of fullness, of picking peace, not pieces. The production never veers toward sadness and embraces calm confidence, pairing Younes’s empowering lyrics with a lush and liberated soundscape.
“Tombstone” paints the picture, throws the punch, and leaves you standing stouter in the aftermath. Nadia Younes shows us that vulnerability and strength are collaborators. And on this track, they’re on overtime. This song is the knowledge that ends can also mean disguised beginnings.
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