Pam Messer lifted quiet resilience into melodic clarity in her latest alt-indie-pop release, I Want More –

In Pam Messer’s latest single, I Want More, the experimental gravitas that has marked her place on the indie pop map rises again with an ease that feels entirely her own. Her songwriting has always carried a reflective charge, shaped by her instinct to work across sound and colour at once, often painting while writing, letting the two practices cross‑feed until a fuller emotion settles. That multi‑sensory instinct threads through this track as she untangles desire with a steady, clear‑eyed assurance. There is no grasping, no posture of entitlement, only a confident reach for what the heart already knows it deserves.

The gentle staccato guitar licks give the rhythm a two‑step sway that burrows in before you even notice, sitting against polyphonic electronic layers that spark against the breezy ska‑leaning textures. It lands with a spiritual lightness, almost like Pam Messer has found a way to let longing breathe rather than tighten. The vocal delivery mirrors that same calm certainty. It refuses theatrics, which somehow deepens the pull. You can hear the painter in her, the way she places each phrase as if it carries its own shade, its own temperature.

As the verses open out, the emotional core reveals itself. This is a song shaped by self‑worth, by the resilience she has built through past fractures in love, and by the quiet bravery of wanting something brighter after everything else has worn thin. It is indie pop with a gently experimental edge, fully rooted in her artistic world, and fans of thoughtful left‑leaning pop will find plenty to hold close here.

I Want More is now available on all major streaming platforms, including YouTube. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast