Pisgah Finds Liberation in the Ruins on “Bend to Break”

There is a quiet kind of reckoning running through Pisgah’s new single “Bend to Break.” The song begins as a whisper and ends in a cathartic roar. Released on October 17, 2025, it marks the third single from her forthcoming album Faultlines, and it feels like both a culmination and a confrontation, an artist taking stock of her past before letting it burn clean.

The project of Southern-born, London-based musician Brittney Jenkins, Pisgah blends the dusky ache of Americana with the emotional precision of alt-rock. Her sound exists somewhere between confession and confrontation, where heartbreak is not simply endured but examined. On “Bend to Break,” layers of reverb-soaked guitar swell and fracture like a gathering storm, while drums crash beneath her voice, urgent but unforced. The production by Austin’s Dan Duszynski (Jess Williamson, Loma) amplifies that tension beautifully, allowing each crescendo to feel inevitable rather than explosive.

Lyrically, the song lingers in the aftermath of collapse, exploring what remains once the illusion of stability has fallen apart. Pisgah sings from the hollowed-out space of self-realisation, that moment when you understand you have been living by someone else’s script and the only way forward is through destruction. Yet, despite its weight, “Bend to Break”carries a strange sense of lightness. It is the sound of someone learning to breathe again. Jenkins has said the song reflects on her own upbringing and the distance, both emotional and geographic, that she needed to rediscover herself. That raw honesty comes through in every measure.

If her 2022 debut Call Louder for Me When You Call hinted at Pisgah’s storytelling depth, “Bend to Break” confirms it completely. She is not simply revisiting heartbreak; she is mapping the fragile architecture of identity, love, and belonging. The result is a song that feels lived-in and deeply personal, the kind that lingers long after the final chord fades.

“Bend to Break” is available now on all major streaming platforms. Follow Pisgah for updates and upcoming releases: Website | SoundCloud | Instagram