Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
5 August 2025
Artist: PREWN
Who: The moniker of Massachusetts‘ chilling singer-songwriter
Izzy Hagerup. She released her debut album Through The Window
in 2023.
Track: SYSTEM
First new piece and title track from her
2nd LP, coming our way on October 3rd.
Hagerup: “When I wrote ‘System’ I was supposed to be present and alive
and gracious and happy. But somehow I couldn’t escape my own internal
fears and depression that can follow me wherever I go.”
TUTV: What a brilliant torch song. Feverish tension all the way, drawing you into a mesmerizing trance you want to last like forever. Weeping guitars come and go while Hagerup‘s heart-stopping vocals (Big Thief‘s Adrienne Lenker, Sharon Van Etten and Wolf Alice‘s Ellie Rowsell all rolled into one) are immensely soul-stirring and a galvanic guitar
solo causes a spine-tingling finale.
I played System five times in a row and it got better and better. It will be an on-repeat nugget for a long time. Goodness gracious. Wake up, people, here’s one of the most captivating songs of 2025.
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