The song is the latest since returning to her pop-punk roots
Off the heels of an eventful week at South By Southwest, Grammy-nominated, platinum-certified singer-songwriter, Cassadee Pope shares her new single, “Eye Contact.” Co-written by Cassadee, Mitch Marlow, and Devon Lewow, the punchy track divulges experiences of betrayal and its lasting impacts. With this release, Pope hopes listeners will know it’s okay to hurt, and the healing process isn’t linear. “Eye Contact” gives both her and her audience an outlet to scream out those negative emotions and heal from the past.
“I wanted to write a song about the lasting effects a liar has on someone else,” Pope shares. “Sometimes the very thought of maintaining eye contact with someone after being betrayed can feel impossible. I wanted to compliment the lyric with a heavy approach sonically and I feel like that really gets the frustration across.”
Last year, Pope made her triumphant return to pop-punk with the release of her single, “People That I Love Leave.” Having started her career as the frontwoman of beloved, pop-punk band, Hey Monday, “People That I Love Leave” marked a return to form for Cassadee.
Following that, she shared her bold and sensual single, “Almost There,” joined fellow vocal powerhouse Taylor Acorn for “Coma,” and to cap off 2023, she shared a new rock version of her massive country hit, “Wasting All These Tears,” in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the song. Produced by Cassadee and former Hey Monday bandmate, Alex Lipshaw, this version breathes a new life into the seminal track and marks a full circle moment for Cassadee as she further cements her place in the scene.
