When a relationship turns sour, it can be extremely hard to force yourself to leave. No matter how toxic the love has turned, how drawn out the ending has become, straying from the routine and normalcy of your partner can be harder than just sucking it up and staying. Karly Bowman’s new single, “Stuck on Staying”, details this very dilemma, and the back and forth she has with herself. Produced and co-written by Sweet Sound, this single features a simplistic soundscape that highlights Bowman’s strong vocal tonality and the story she shares with her listeners. Opening with a simple guitar line and slowly gaining percussion and harmonies, the song’s growth mimics Bowman’s growing anger with her loss of love, and yet she cannot figure out how to let go.
Starting strong, the opening line of “Stuck on Staying” is as follows: “You make me sick / leaving makes me sicker”. She leaves nothing to the imagination, and right off the bat expresses her annoyance and true feelings. As the song builds, she pictures herself walking down to her friends’ house to rant about their issues, knowing this has been a common activity and her friends are tired of hearing it. In the chorus, Bowman sings, “And I’m stuck on staying / I'll keep waiting in your arms / But I still feel alone”. In my opinion, there is simply nothing like the feeling of being surrounded by people and yet still feeling alone. The one you love is supposed to make you feel the exact opposite, and yet this depiction is certainly not that. She wraps up the chorus with the line “Everything we are is all we’ve known / and I can't let go”. Bowman knows that this has run its course, and she knows she deserves better, and yet she can’t bring herself to cut the cord.
Karly Bowman graduated from San Diego State University, and is a journalism and media graduate. With 32k followers on TikTok and 13k on Instagram, she has collected a following of listeners and supporters. Throughout her media, she highlights being in the LGBTQ+ community and how it inspires her music. She performed in her first show ever this past November on a radio show, and has only been on the up since. With only three other singles available on streaming platforms, she has amassed almost 9,000 monthly listeners. With a similar vibe to Lexi Jayde and early Gracie Abrams, Bowman is your next favorite artist. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more music from Karly Bowman.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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