Tessa Dalton – Honest?

Nashville’s Tessa Dalton continues to impress us with the release of another brilliant single, mysteriously titled ‘Honest?’

The track showcases the emerging singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist’s skills at crafting superb pop-rock sounds, and is sure to propel her name further into the spotlight.

Inspired by the realisation that a relationship wasn’t heading in the direction it was once hoped for, the song’s lyrics will likely resonate with many of us who have experienced disappointment in romances.

“The song is about that point in a relationship when you need to know if it’s going somewhere, and sometimes you just have to be honest when it’s not — ‘Honest?’ asks the question.”

A rough cut of ‘Honest?’ managed to achieve semi-finalist status at the 2023 International Songwriting Contest, out of 14,000 other entries. In addition, Tessa’s songs have achieved more than 350k cumulative streams to date, which is no mean feat for someone who is yet to be signed!

Tessa Dalton

New Music: Tessa Dalton

This weekend’s pop bop comes courtesy of 19-year-old singer and songwriter Tessa Dalton, with her fabulous new song ‘Overkill’.

As far as pop goes, this is a pretty brilliant track. Pulsing beats, a memorable melody, beautiful vocals, and relatable lyrics mean that this is likely to become a summer hit for the rising artist, who is not only a budding musician but also a student at Belmont University. On the song, Tessa says:

“It’s about taking chances in a relationship that’s about to end, because you think there’s nothing to lose. That is, until that chance starts to feel like something you never want to lose. In this song, I tried to capture the feeling of summer approaching and having a fun, casual thing turn into something more – unexpectedly. The lyrics toggle between denial and self-realization; what seemed like the end turned into the beginning.”

Dalton unveiled her debut single in April this year, called ‘One More Night’ (listen here), which was followed by a couple more impressive releases. A very promising talent, and one to watch!

Tessa Dalton

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