Aussie Artist Elaskia slows the heart rate and sharpens the truth on “Either Way I Lose.”
Imagine a night surfer reading the tide by moonlight—Elaskia’s “Either Way I Lose” rides that calm, mid-tempo swell, carrying you toward the quiet where honesty finally speaks. Australia’s alt-pop and adult contemporary artisan sketches with tender guitar riffs, then loosens the shoulders with unhurried, chill drums; soon, vapor-soft harmonies arrive to cradle her lead—delicate, raspy, milky in texture. Written with The Rubens and Lola Scott, the track turns the old ache of right person, wrong time into a lucid confession that never begs for pity. Instead, it opens a beautiful safe space and lets the air breathe. The production keeps its cinematic poise without sacrificing human grain; everything feels close, like intimate whispers passed across a pillow that still remembers the heat of yesterday.
That restraint is the seduction. Each phrase glides forward as though painted wet-on-wet, colors blending at the edges—vulnerability and polish finding the same wavelength. You hear why Elaskia’s signature has graced Netflix, Marvel’s Runaways, Dynasty, and Home and Away, and why a Grammy ballot nod and widespread playlist support followed: she can be cinematic without ever sounding manufactured. The chorus doesn’t explode; it blooms, teaching the body to exhale. Moreover, the songwriting disarms with small details, the way timing frays even the truest intent. Listeners don’t merely observe; they inhabit the room, adopting her clarity as a kind of self-care. By the time the final harmonies fade, you’ve learned the paradox the title promises: surrender can be steadying, and losing, this once, feels like choosing peace.
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