UK-based singer, producer, and harpist TATYANA returns this Friday with It’s Over on Sinderlyn. In anticipation of the release, she has shared the album’s title track today.

“Don’t come closer, because I might hurt you boy / You don’t deserve it, I treat you like a toy.” So sings 28-year-old South East London musician Tatyana on “It’s Over”, a sad and squelchy electro-leaning earworm about desire, loss and grey-area relationships. Much of second album It’s Over is like this: bright, weird, danceable electronics paired with lyrics about frustration, anger and confusion. This notion of ‘dancing through the pain’ is a dichotomy that Tatyana leans into regularly. It’s part of her personality: “I think people are afraid of being hurt and I’m the opposite,” she says, simply. “I’m like, hurt me, because that’s where real life happens. You can never protect yourself from everything.”

Primarily written and produced over the summer of ‘23, It’s Over follows the loose trajectory of a not-quite-relationship from the year before, and the push-pull emotions that came with it. But, more than that, it’s an album about modern dating, alienation and the shadowy confines of existing online. Even the album name, It’s Over, is itself a nod to the popular meme (It’s over, we’re back!). Internet language permeates this record in the same way it permeates our intimate lives (on first single “Down Bad”,a chest-thumping, clattering dance track, she sings lightly, “I wish I could delete these feelings, I wish I didn’t need to see ya”)

“The language [of the album] is how I speak to my friends. It’s so part of my intimate personal relationships,” Tatyana explains. “I feel like we’re in a really dark time and a lot of that is to do with how being online numbs our ability to be intimate with each other… We’re using all these terms that are stand-ins for real emotion. You’re not actually expressing yourself; you’re just using a placeholder.”

“In a way it’s a mission statement for the record — a proclamation of a mature vision of life where I can finally stand alone on both feet. The song is about that moment right before you close the door of your car and drive away from everything, from all the relationships and situations that are not fulfilling anymore.” says Tatyana.

TATYANA / It’s Over tracklisting

1. Bird of Prey
2. Hold My Hand
3. It’s Over
4. Nothing Is True, Everything Is Possible
5. Down Bad
6. Control (ft. Dave Okumu)
7. I Do Care (& That’s OK)
8. Leave Me With The Roses
9. Out Of Time
10. We’re Back

Pre-order It’s Over HERE.