New Music Review - ‘Rock Bottom’ by Navvy
Don’t come for Navvy, as you can see by the cover art for Rock Bottom, she won’t be taking any of it.
Navvy is back with the ultimate break-up track and phew - it is one feisty listen. She knows what she does and does not want and lets us know assertively with this catchy tune.
Rock Bottom showcases that Navvy (AKA Phoebe Jasper) is taking no sh*t from anyone, especially the guy that she is bringing attention to through her honest words. Navvy brings in her powerhouse vocals to tell us the story of how she is feeling, assumingly post break-up, in which she has clearly experienced the depths of despair with so much emotion that is attached to the relationship that once was and is basically saying she won’t let a man treat her the way that this guy had in the past. She has expressed through the lyrics that she doesn’t have any bad intentions herself, however she would like to see him hit rock bottom with the new girl in his life and that she hopes she ends up breaking his heart. Ouch. Though she is happy for him, she doesn’t want him back in any way - absolute power right there to admit that.
The track starts off with a real badass feminine, rock-pop sound with a hint of xylophone thrown in to make it even more of an interesting listen. The song is produced by Navvy herself with a whole span of mixed sounds that will have you singing incredibly loud to. I can just imagine someone putting this on at a club and it being a major hit, especially for those who have been through nasty situations with exes.
Over the years, Navvy has had some great hits such as No Hard Feelings and 100 Thousand which of course, has shown us her musical talents, however, Rock Bottom is on a whole other level and has taken her music in a different direction and I love that for her. Having taken on production herself and seeing the fresh attitude of her growth, it is evident that she has taken the time to tap into really figuring things out since the release of her latest EP, The Final Pieces, in September 2020.
Rock Bottom has a techno-feel to it, something that is being experimented with in the music world more so at the moment and it aids Navvy’s strong vocals in the song. The funky element of a record skipping adds a brilliant flare to the track, almost implying that the guy is the broken record that keeps repeating himself and Navvy herself is playing this back to him to make him realise this.
Overrall, I am absolutely loving this song at the moment and it is definitely on full blast at my house and in the car.
Navvy, the musician we didn’t know we needed to teach us many lessons throughout our lives. Definitely a 9/10 for this banger of a break-up track!
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