Kicking off 2026 as our first single of the week and the soundtrack to our Friday, Nashville-based LGBTQ+ indie-rock artist Abby Nissenbaum shares her new single, ‘If You Wanted To You Would’.
On this latest track, Nissenbaum captures the moment you stop bargaining your self-worth with bittersweet lyrics and sweeping instrumentals.
’If You Wanted To You Would’ is my modern take on a 60s torch song. I was inspired by artists like Lesley Gore who could combine vulnerability and heartbreak with quietly radical feminist declarations all delivered in a sweet, melodic pop package. The song is ultimately about the moment you stop negotiating your worth in someone else’s uncertainty, and decide instead to choose yourself and your own wellbeing instead. The through line of, “if you don’t care / then it’s all good / if you wanted to, you would” sounds a bit like resignation on face value, but at its core, I see it as a mantra for closure.”
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