Bea Elmy Martin returns with a quietly thunderous statement on her new single ‘Where We Part’, the first taste from her long-awaited debut album Under The Yew. A brooding, textured alt-pop cut built on emotional transparency and restrained grandeur, the track finds Bea stepping confidently into a space of artistic maturity. It’s the sound of an artist who’s taken the time to pause, reorient, and emerge with clarity.
Written during a season of personal grief, ‘Where We Part’ is steeped in feeling but never weighed down by it. Bea’s lyrical minimalism works to devastating effect, drawing emotion from subtle shifts in phrasing and tone. Her piano work lays a spare but insistent foundation, while producer Dominick J Goldsmith (of HÆLOS) constructs an atmospheric halo around her voice, pairing aching strings with warped synths that evolve across the song’s arc.
What makes Bea’s return so striking is how she balances cinematic scale with intimate storytelling. There’s a refreshing lack of performative melancholy here – instead, she leans into quiet honesty, allowing the emotional core of the track to lead. Fans of Billie Marten and Joy Crookes will find familiar warmth in her vocal phrasing, though Bea’s melodic choices and song structure betray a deeper, darker alt sensibility.
‘Where We Part’ doesn’t just signal a return – it feels like a new beginning. It’s rare to hear an artist so early in their album cycle arrive with such a fully-formed vision. This is not just a strong lead single; it’s a mission statement, radiating intention and care at every level, from production to arrangement to lyrical architecture.
With her new album, Under The Yew, Bea Elmy Martin stands poised to not just be heard, but felt. Her music moves slowly and purposefully – and in today’s attention economy, that in itself is radical.
