LOS ANGELES, CA- When Alexandra Savior first stepped into the music world with her 2017 debut “Belladonna of Sadness”, she didn’t just introduce herself—she enchanted. That album, co-written with Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, was a cinematic, brooding burst of noir-pop that caught me off guard in all the right ways. Savior’s voice—lithe, almost conspiratorial—was the thread that stitched together a record imbued with unresolved angst, languid mystique, and the kind of vintage cool that could only come from someone raised on dusty vinyl records of Billie Holiday and The Velvet Underground. By the time her 2020 follow-up “The Archer” dropped, she’d gone full auteur, double stitching those threads of her unique artistry.
Now, after a few years of relative quiet, she’s reemerged with “Unforgivable”—a hypnotic new single and the first drop from a freshly inked partnership with RCA Records. Produced by Drew Erickson (the man behind some of Lana Del Rey’s and Father John Misty’s most cinematic moments), “Unforgivable” doesn’t just pick up where she left off—it deepens the mythos.
From the first measures, “Unforgivable” draws you into a plush, smoke-filled dreamscape. Savior’s voice floats just above a spectral piano line, part torch song, part confession booth. The track feels like a long-lost reel of celluloid unspooling in real time—evoking the faded glamour of Hollywood noir while baring the sharp edges of personal reckoning.
Of the song, Savior shares:
“We’ve all had experiences like this as women—it’s universal. I needed to write a song that was a mantra, so that I could stop blaming myself for experiences I’ve had where I was mistreated. I felt if I kept telling myself these things were unforgivable, maybe I would finally start to believe it myself”.
That intention comes through in every syllable. It’s a song that doesn’t rage or wail; it simmers. Savior has always excelled at restraint, and here, she uses it to haunting effect. The song’s emotional weight isn’t dragged across the floor—it hovers in the ether, heavy and shimmering.
For fans like myself who have been captivated since the “Belladonna” days, it’s deeply gratifying to see that none of Savior’s signature qualities have been lost in the shuffle. That same intoxicating blend of psych-pop, desert rock, and torchlit melancholy is still intact. But now, there’s a new undercurrent—one that speaks to healing, to power reclaimed, to artistry on her own terms.
There’s something singular about an Alexandra Savior song. It doesn’t announce itself with bombast or trendy production; it creeps in, gets under your skin, and lingers long after the final chord. “Unforgivable” is no exception—it’s a song that rewards close listening, that conjures a mood and a mindset simultaneously.
If “Unforgivable” is the table-setter for the music that’s to come, then we’re in for a feast. In setting her own moods, writing her own rules, and painting her own surrealist dreamscapes, she’s reminding us why we first fell under her spell—and why we should be very, very excited for what comes next.
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