Alma Owren is the kind of artist who makes you stop and really listen. At just 19 years old, the Norwegian-born singer, songwriter, and actress has already carved out a space entirely her own—a place where sound and color blur together, thanks in part to her synesthesia. With a background in violin, guitar, and production, Alma creates music that feels like stepping into a carefully painted scene, full of vivid textures and raw emotion. Her latest single, “you,” is no exception.
Written on a cold October evening, “you” is a delicate, intimate reflection on loss. There’s something hauntingly familiar about the way Alma captures that specific ache of missing someone you’re not ready to let go of, even when they’re long gone. It’s not loud or dramatic; instead, it sits quietly with you, echoing the quiet moments when the emptiness feels the loudest. Driven by Alma’s own guitar and violin, the track feels entirely organic—like you’re sitting in the same room as her, listening to every fragile word fall into place.
Alma has a gift for making the personal feel universal. Her lyrics read like pages torn from a journal, but the feelings they describe—desperation, longing, the struggle to move on—are ones nearly everyone knows too well. And that’s where “you” finds its power. It’s understated, but it lingers. The way she layers gentle strings with acoustic warmth and subtle production choices builds a sonic world that feels both simple and endlessly deep, inviting you to sit with your own heartache for a while.
For anyone who’s ever been caught in that in-between place of remembering and trying to forget, “you” is like a hand reaching out, saying, yeah, I feel it too. And sometimes, that’s exactly what you need.
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