I’ve followed Ervin Munir’s output for a while now and hearing he has teamed up with Kate was a nice surprise.

Kate carries the opening with an understated confidence that pulls you in before you realize what’s happening. The piano sits underneath her voice without trying to compete, and when Ervin finally shows up for the chorus, it feels earned rather than expected. Their harmonies don’t try to show off. They just fit.

What gets me about this track is how it handles a pretty universal experience without getting sentimental about it. We’ve all had moments where isolation feels permanent until someone breaks through. Ervin’s writing here captures that shift without spelling it out in obvious ways. The guitars that come in later add urgency without turning the song into something it’s not.

For someone who’s been cranking out singles regularly, this feels like Ervin taking a breath and letting the song exist on different terms. Swanson’s not just a guest feature doing a verse. She’s shaping the entire mood of the track, and that changes how the whole thing lands.

You can listen here.