Alyssa Caroline has a genuine knack for taking something familiar and making it feel brand new. In her latest single, “It’s Raining,” she uses a haunting interpretation of the classic nursery rhyme to explore the heavy isolation of a gray afternoon. While her earlier work sat firmly in the folk world, this track expands into a lush indie-pop space, where atmospheric synths drift around a steady piano line like mist over a lake.
Her voice is the real anchor here—breathier than on previous releases but still carrying an unmistakable emotional weight. I’m actually pausing my notes for a second just to loop that bridge again, because the way she layers those vocal harmonies creates a swell of sound that feels both massive and incredibly fragile. It’s a song about the slow-moving kind of heartbreak that doesn’t scream, but simply waits for the clouds to break. Alyssa is clearly refining her craft, and this might be her most compelling work yet.