Maddy Carty Shines Light on Postpartum Struggles with New Single ‘Dark Circles’
There is a gentle kind of strength in honesty—especially the kind swathed in melody and sung from the heart. In her new release 'Dark Circles', Maddy Carty opens her heart in a sunny, naked anthem of motherhood. The fourth single off her forthcoming EP "Otherhood", it is anything but just another cut—it is a cry-out, a lullaby, and a battle cry for those swept up in the shadows of postpartum depression. Using only piano and recognizably soft vocals, Maddy builds an experience so intimate, it feels as if one were reading a midnight-opened diaper-changing-time diary.
Working with producer Alex Bayly, Maddy Carty continues to build an audio world that is at once brash and fragile, typical of the silent chaos that defines early parenthood. Her voice—one so frequently praised for both its roughness and its poise—flows easily through 'Dark Circles', each note carried with the gravity of sleepless nights and the hidden loveliness of fatigue. It is not a song, though—this is a hand held gently up to the breasts of new mothers who wonder if they matter anymore, a reminder they are not forgotten.
What is so great about 'Dark Circles' is not the haunting spareness of it, precisely, but the courage behind it. Maddy isn't afraid of the truth. In fact, she moves in close to it, using her lyrics as salve for bruised souls. Her deeply sincere soulfulness speaks to us on a deep level, offering not just a passionately personal story but a lifeline to listeners who are looking for the same. It's music that does what really good art does: it unites, it consoles, and it breaks open the silence that surrounds mental illness.
Even before the full release of 'Otherhood,' 'Dark Circles' already assures us that this EP would be one of the most revealing works of hers yet. With previous contributions to big labels and soundtracks from major movies, Maddy Carty still goes on to show that the real power of hers is her sincerity. With every lyric, she invites us in closer, not just into her universe—but to our very own hearts as well.
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