"July" by Noah Cyrus // Song Review
Released as the lead single from Noah Cyrus' 2020 EP THE END OF EVERYTHING , "July" is a beautiful and deeply reflective ballad that blends folk and country influences into something intimate and timeless. It's nostalgic tone radiates a warmth that so perfectly captures the feeling of summer. Written at a songwriting camp in Bali in July 2019 alongside collaborators PJ Harding and Michael Sonier, the song's inspiration stemmed from a significant breakup she had gone through exactly one year prior. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Noah said, "I was thinking about a relationship I was in for a few years that ended on the Fourth of July. That's kind of what had been on my mind the past couple of days and once we started the words just flowed." In "July", Noah looks back on the cyclical nature of that relationship a year in hindsight, now being able to see all that she was able to overcome. "You know I, I'm afraid of change, gue...