Catch-22: TheLastLetter’s dilemma of love

If there’s a singer that’s not afraid to channel her personal experiences into sonic storytelling, then it’s TheLastLetter. Gifted with mellisonant vocals, she has a way of taking you right into the moments she’s singing about. A songwriting gift laden with relatability. “Catch 22,” her latest single, once again has all these qualities.

The track is a dive into the emotional depths of conflicting love and longing. Quintessential RnB in sound, this soulful track crooned subtly over a layered beat by Zimbabwean producer and artist, YouAre. “Catch-22” explores the turmoil of a love triangle, where obsession and guilt intertwine.

The song title and cover art is based based on the book with the same name, exploring the “Catch-22” theory. It is described as “A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions,” and in Z’s case the only way she can be with the person she sings about is if they remain with the person they are currently seeing, essentially having them both.

With lines like, “I’m obsessed with your new girl, I wish you never met her,” and “I’ve been hoping I’ve praying, maybe I should just be patient,” TheLastLetter captures the heartache of wanting someone who is not interested in having her as a first option but also refuses to let her go.

Based on a true story, the singer says that she found it best to write about it in song in order to process it and let go, in hopes that once again she can provide a relatable outlet to her listeners. A very important theme in her music as echoed in multiple releases by the artist.

“Catch-22” is a beautiful wave of emotion, that is sometimes melancholic.

It is now available across all major streaming platforms.