San Francisco’s 13-year-old singer-songwriter Eliz delivers a strikingly mature exploration of first heartbreak with “I’ll Keep Calling Out Your Name”, the third track from her second album Cabin 232.
Written during her time at Interlochen Singer-Songwriter Camp, the single captures the emotional aftermath when love ends too easily for one person, whilst the other remains suspended in pain.
Eliz has been playing the guitar and piano since the age of six, and her new album reflects her growth and evolution as an artist, blending pop, R&B, and indie folk influences into something distinctly her own.
Producer Nico Essig and vocal coach Genevieve Goings help shape a sound that balances youthful vulnerability with sophisticated songcraft.
“I’ll Keep Calling Out Your Name” opens with emotive yet tender vocals. Harmonies bloom around her voice, creating a euphoric, cinematic quality.
The instrumentation moves forward with purpose, adding subtle textures that deepen the emotional weight without overcrowding the space.
The accompanying music video, filmed at Rodeo Beach in Marin County, uses cliffs and ocean waves to visualise the emptiness and emotional turbulence of being unable to move forward.
Eliz articulates the complexity of teenage heartbreak with a clarity that many older artists struggle to achieve. She transforms personal pain into something universally relatable.
For an independent artist still in her early teens, “I’ll Keep Calling Out Your Name” signals remarkable potential and a mature understanding of how music can translate feeling into form.