Acoustic-pop singer Siena Fantini has simply launched her latest aching single, “rather less evil,” a monitor that displays on a stalled relationship that feels prefer it’s approaching an finish. The tune captures the inside battle of eager to stroll away from a relationship, but feeling held again as a result of nobody has accomplished something improper. Fantini unpacks this all-too-relatable state of affairs with unmatched brilliance. “rather less evil” is now accessible to stream and obtain on platforms worldwide.
With masterful manufacturing from Sean Hurley (John Mayer, Lana Del Rey) and an evocative, heartbreaking rating, “rather less evil” simply builds upon Siena Fantini’s discography. The second single from her forthcoming EP, “ rather less evil” vibrates with acquainted electrical piano notes and grounding hums as Fantini begs for a motive to depart. Because the tune continues, Fantini asks her companion to “do one thing horrible,” in order that her leaving has a motive or rationalization apart from the unsettling feeling she persistently holds in her coronary heart. Famend keyboardist Taylor Mackall (Lizzy McAlpine, Marcus Mumford, Joni Mitchell) provides tentative, fluttering notes that lead into the pre-chorus, creating a sense of rigidity within the soundsphere. Though her companion isn’t nefarious or attempting to harm her, Fantini stays with one foot out the door, stressed and anxious as she bides her time. Grammy Award-winning guitarist Andrew Synowiec’s (Alanis Morissette, Lil Nas X) fast-paced rhythms construct momentum as Fantini spirals into oblivion. Realizing she has to return on her promise to like her companion “even when it hurts,” Fantini mutters a closing goodbye on the final bridge, “battle or flight mentioned ‘you may die’ if I simply left you for the second time.” All of a sudden, the tune turns into an emotional launch, bursting with instrumentation and sputtering with phrases that Fantini could not have had the boldness to say earlier than. “‘rather less evil’ was a extremely formative expertise for me as a result of it taught me loads about myself. I are inclined to scare myself once I really feel deeply, after which I get closed off, and I by no means observed I did that till I wrote a tune about it, and the phrases fell out of my mouth,” she explains. “I additionally suppose that the expertise of feeling like a relationship is improper, however questioning if it’s honest to depart in the event that they did nothing improper, is one thing lots of people have gone via. This tune was kind of a lesson on discovering the boldness in your self to understand that if one thing doesn’t really feel proper, that’s your signal to depart. You don’t have to attend to your companion to do one thing horrible so that you can have the precise to depart.” The tune options Sean Hurley on bass, Kiel Feher (Selena Gomez, Meghan Trainor, Lauv) on drums, and was combined by Grammy Award winner Darrell Thorp (Foo Fighters, Radiohead, P!NK) and mastered by David Ives (Mac DeMarco, Alvvays).
Rising up in Los Angeles, 16-year-old Siena Fantini has all the time been surrounded by music. She started in musical theater earlier than taking over vocal and piano classes and shortly found her ardour for songwriting and taking part in the guitar. Impressed by Lizzy McAlpine, Gracie Abrams, Function Mannequin, The 1975, and Jeff Buckley, she quickly began writing about her personal experiences. “The songs that take advantage of sense and really feel probably the most sincere are straight out of my diary,” she confirms. In 2025, she launched her debut EP, what’s it with me?, incomes herrecognition from Reside Nation’s Ones To Watch, Earmilk, CLOUT, and She Makes Pop Music.
Siena Fantini wrestles with the guilt of ending a relationship that not serves her. “a little much less evil” is now on all digital music platforms worldwide. Observe Siena Fantini on Instagram and TikTok @sienafantini for updates on her musical profession and upcoming releases.
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