How Nini Iris Is Redefining Indie Pop With Her New Single “Release Me”

Nini Iris 's new single, “Release Me,” is not designed for passive listening. It demands your full attention—and then it breaks your heart in real time. This is not heartbreak diluted for mass consumption. This is heartbreak rendered in its purest form: intimate, angry, poetic, and unfiltered.

From the opening lines—“You left a hole in my precious soul / After trying to make my heart whole”— Iris sets the tone for what becomes a relentless emotional excavation. These aren’t just lyrics. They’re raw nerve endings set to music.

What separates “Release Me” from the typical breakup ballad is the language itself. There’s no filler here. No lyrical autopilot. Every word feels like it’s been pulled from a real place, sharpened by pain and delivered with an almost spiritual urgency. In “Made me feel lost, lost and unknown / When I finally found who I truly was,” you hear not only heartbreak but the psychic dislocation that comes from having your identity dismantled by someone you trusted.

And then there’s the line that hits like a gut punch: “While I write this song / My countless tears you caused / Wet the journal of my oath / Just like you it’s eternally gone.” That’s not crafted to be catchy. It’s crafted to be remembered. To sit with you at 2 a.m. long after the song ends. It’s the kind of line that makes you stop whatever you’re doing and just feel.

The chorus, too, carries more than melody—it carries resolve: “I won’t let you break me no more.”
It’s not a hook. It’s a declaration. A reclamation of power, delivered not with pop gloss but with trembling conviction.

Nini Iris, who first stunned audiences on The Voice with her dramatic vocal range and fearless song choices, proves with “Release Me” that she’s more than a great voice—she’s a writer. A truth-teller. A lyrical force.