Colin 
Liv Bloore is building her own lane fast, and ‘Sing For Me’ feels like a deliberate left turn into something heavier, stranger, and more intense. Out on 30th January 2026, the new single moves away from the love-struck softness of her debut ‘The Darling Song’ and heads straight for the shadows, with folk-leaning storytelling, uneasy intimacy, and production choices that feel cinematic in all the right ways.
Liv grew up in rural Suffolk and studied classical music at Cambridge University, and you can hear that background in the way she thinks about texture and atmosphere. She’s also a producer and multi-instrumentalist with an indie-rock obsession, pulling influence from everything from medieval choral music to female-fronted alternative artists. That mix gives her songwriting a rare shape, where emotional detail sits alongside big, dramatic movement.
‘Sing For Me’ centres on the feeling of being stuck in a controlling relationship, using the myth of Icarus as its anchor. The writing frames love as something that can turn possessive, where devotion becomes a kind of trap. The chorus line ‘let me clip your wings for you’ lands as the song’s most chilling moment, because it captures a truth people hate admitting. Sometimes you want someone so badly, you start wanting to stop them from leaving at any cost.
Sonically, the track leans into a darker, folkier palette than her debut. Liv draws on influences like Mitski, Searows, Skullcrusher and Ethel Cain, threading together sombre cello lines, low murmuring harmonies, eerie slide guitar, and gritty distortion that builds tension without turning into noise for the sake of it. Even the setting becomes part of the song, with an outro featuring church bells recorded in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where Liv’s grandmother lived until the end of her life. That detail brings something intimate and real into the track’s final moments.
A follow-up that raises the emotional stakes
‘The Darling Song’ already arrived with serious attention. The debut picked up features across multiple outlets, alongside plays on BBC Introducing and support from radio tastemakers, including Future Hits Radio presenter Daniel Marshal, who called it “one of the best first releases I have heard, maybe even ever”. Reviews also highlighted how Liv blends classical training with indie grit and folk-rooted honesty, which helped set the tone for what she could do next.
‘Sing For Me’ builds on that foundation without repeating it. Where ‘The Darling Song’ held tenderness at its centre, this new single pushes into obsession, control, and emotional fear. It sounds like an artist widening the emotional range in real time, with production choices that match the weight of the story.
If this is the direction Liv wants to explore, you’re in for songs that don’t flinch. ‘Sing For Me’ does not tidy the feeling up or offer comfort. Instead, it holds the tension in place and lets you sit inside it, right down to the last bell toll.
Review
‘Sing For Me’ feels like stepping into a room where the air has changed. The song moves with a slow, deliberate dread, and every sound feels chosen for a reason. When that chorus line hits, it doesn’t feel dramatic. It feels honest, which is so much worse in the best way.
What I love here is how fearless the production feels. Liv Bloore doesn’t chase prettiness. She builds a world and traps you in it, with cello and distortion tugging in opposite directions until the track feels almost too tight to breathe. It’s a brilliant follow-up, and it proves she has far more range than most artists show this early.
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