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Nashville’s Buick Audra excavates emotional territory often left unexplored in her striking new single “Yellow,” where confessional songwriting meets folk-punk sensibilities. The Grammy winner, known for her work in the heavy duo Friendship Commanders, strips away musical armor to expose the vulnerable mechanisms of self-criticism with disarming precision.

The track opens with a conversational account of late-night self-revelation, immediately establishing the intimacy that defines both song and singer. When Audra acknowledges speaking the phrase “I hate myself” while clarifying “that’s not what I really meant,” she captures that universal moment of recognizing the gap between our words and our truths. This central lyrical hook functions as both confession and correction—a real-time editing of harmful self-talk.

Musically, “Yellow” rides atop an unconventional arrangement born from collaboration with drummer Jerry Roe. The drums provide both foundation and counterpoint to Audra’s vocals, creating space for her narrative to breathe while maintaining the energy of live performance. The production balances raw immediacy with considered craftsmanship, mirroring the song’s thematic balance between instinctive self-criticism and deliberate self-compassion.

The song’s final section, where Audra describes painting her nails “the very color of the purest daisy,” introduces the visual metaphor that gives the track its title. Yellow becomes both symptom and antidote—the color of anxiety transformed into a deliberate act of self-nurturing. This transformation from self-deprecation to self-care provides the emotional arc of the song, all delivered with the unfiltered honesty that has become Audra’s signature.

As the second single from her forthcoming concept album “ADULT CHILD,” “Yellow” positions Audra as a songwriter capable of translating intensely personal experiences into universal emotional frameworks. The track demonstrates how childhood patterns of shame can follow us into adulthood, but also offers the possibility that, with awareness and intention, we might finally outgrow them.