Featured Tune: "Burning" from Naomi Neva

Ashes in Her Wake: Naomi Neva Lights a Flame with “Burning”

Naomi Neva doesn’t just sing in her new single “Burning”—she scorches. This alt-rock confessional hits like a thunderstorm rolling in after weeks of smoke-filled skies. There’s nothing ornamental or performative here. It’s a howl from the heart of someone who’s seen the edge, both literally and emotionally, and lived to write about it.

Opening with a smoldering guitar line, “Burning” pulls you into Naomi’s memory of evacuating her childhood home as it teetered on the brink of destruction. But this isn’t just a story about fire. It’s about the flames we don’t see, the ones that lick at our friendships, our health, our illusions of safety. Naomi’s voice, textured and piercing, sounds like it’s holding back a flood. And when it breaks free? It’s devastating in the best way.

Lyrically, she’s unafraid to confront the betrayal of systems and people that were supposed to protect her. You feel every line like a live wire. There’s tension. There’s pain. But also, there’s resilience. The DIY production gives it an intimacy that high-gloss studio work often loses, yet it still packs a professional punch thanks to mastering at Abbey Road.

“Burning” isn’t background music. It’s the kind of track you sit with, maybe with your own wounds, maybe with the news blaring in the distance and let it remind you that grief can also be power. Naomi Neva is not just telling a story; she’s reclaiming it.