Natalie Shay - Naked (2020)

Natalie Shay wants both: the best parts of being in a relationship, and the best parts of not being in one. Her latest single–“Owe It To You”–sees the up-and-coming London artist navigating this tension between lust and love with brutal honesty.

“You ask what I’m thinking about / Can’t tell you what’s on my mind / ‘Cause right now, it’s only how I think I’m a waste of your time,” she sings over layered synth lines and throbbing beats. Shay’s voice bends from lush and sleek to deep and cathartic as she tries to figure out her next relationship move: “Do you deserve better / Should I walk away / ‘Cause I can’t stop thinking ‘bout the ones I can’t chase / Is it time to / Be the one that got away / Do I owe it to you?”