Some relationships end long before we stop returning to them.
With her latest single, “Bad Habit,” Los Angeles-based songwriter, producer, and mixing engineer Esthy captures the emotional push and pull of knowing someone is wrong for you while finding yourself drawn back anyway. Honest, cinematic, and emotionally exposed, the track explores the addictive nature of attachment with a level of vulnerability that feels both personal and universally recognizable.
At its core, “Bad Habit” is about repetition.
Not the comforting kind, but the cycle of revisiting the same person, the same memories, and the same mistakes despite knowing how the story ends. It’s the internal conflict between reason and emotion, where logic says walk away, but something deeper keeps pulling you back.
Rather than framing the experience as simple heartbreak, Esthy examines the complexity of emotional dependence. The song understands that letting go is rarely a clean process. Sometimes the hardest relationships to leave behind are the ones we already know won’t work.
That emotional honesty gives the track its strength.
Musically, “Bad Habit” sits comfortably within contemporary pop while embracing a cinematic sense of atmosphere. Intimate vocals glide over polished production, creating a sound that feels equally suited to solitary late-night listening and larger pop playlists. Every element serves the song’s emotional narrative, allowing listeners to feel the tension between longing and self-preservation.
Esthy’s background as a songwriter, producer, and mixing engineer is evident throughout the record. The production feels intentional and refined without sacrificing emotion. Rather than burying vulnerability beneath layers of gloss, she uses modern pop textures to amplify it.
The result is a song that feels immersive and deeply human.
A recurring quality throughout Esthy’s work is her ability to transform everyday emotional experiences into cinematic moments. Inspired by city lights, nighttime drives, and real-life relationships, she creates songs that feel like scenes from a film while remaining grounded in genuine emotion. Her music often explores love, obsession, heartbreak, and self-discovery, but it does so through a lens that prioritizes honesty over dramatics.
“Bad Habit” may be one of her most relatable releases yet.
Most listeners have experienced some version of its story. The person they couldn’t quite leave behind. The conversation they shouldn’t have answered. The chapter they kept reopening despite knowing better. Esthy captures that experience without judgment, recognizing that healing is rarely linear and that emotional habits can be just as difficult to break as any other.
What makes the song resonate is its refusal to offer easy solutions.
There are no neat conclusions or dramatic declarations of independence. Instead, “Bad Habit” lives within the uncertainty, allowing listeners to connect with the reality of the struggle rather than an idealized version of recovery.
For anyone who has ever found themselves caught between what they know and what they feel, Esthy’s latest release will feel strikingly familiar.
Beautifully produced, emotionally raw, and quietly addictive, “Bad Habit” confirms Esthy’s talent for creating pop music that lingers long after the final note fades.
Based in Los Angeles, Esthy is a songwriter, producer, and mixing engineer creating cinematic pop built around confessional storytelling, atmospheric production, and emotionally honest songwriting. Her music transforms personal experiences into relatable narratives that explore the complexities of love, obsession, heartbreak, and self-discovery.
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