For newcomers and latecomers alike, there has been no handier introduction to London-born singer-songwriter Matilda Mann than her recent double singles: sultry pop track ‘Meet Cute’ and the delicate folk offering ‘Tell Me That I’m Wrong.’ These songs, marking her first new music of 2024, excitedly hinted at the promise of a much-anticipated body of work to come.

Now, Matilda Mann fans can rejoice in the exciting news of her debut album, Roxwell, arriving on February 28 through 7476 (pinkpirate, Hohnen Ford, Lexie Carroll, Matt Maltese). This announcement is beautifully underscored by Mann’s latest single, the punk-infused anthem ‘Say It Back’.

Capturing unrequited love’s painful chase, ‘Say It Back’ sits as a cornerstone of Mann’s forthcoming 14-track body of work showcasing her innate gift to distill human experiences with folk intimacy framed by pop sensibilities. Reflecting on her new single, she describes, “Say it back is that frustrating confusion of why, if you love someone so much and do everything you can, do they still not love you back? Unrequited love hurts the most because there’s that feeling of “the chase” and it never being reciprocated. Are you just not their type? Smart enough? Cool enough? It can make you overthink so much you’d do crazy things for them.”