Exzenya – “Ugly When You Love Me”

Good Sunday Morning! Exzenya just released her latest single “Ugly When You Love Me”, and this one takes a completely different approach to talking about relationships. We’re used to hearing breakup songs that are sad or angry in obvious ways, but this one captures something darker and more specific: that moment when you realize someone’s love isn’t actually love at all, and you’re looking at it with total disgust.

The song lives in this cold electronic space that works perfectly for what she’s expressing. The production is clean and her vocals cut through everything with this controlled precision that makes the whole thing feel deliberate rather than emotional chaos. Every word lands with focus, and you can hear that she knows exactly what she wants to say. I really appreciate how the song captures disgust rather than sadness. She’s not mourning what was lost because she’s seeing it clearly now for what it actually was: shallow and manipulative. The whole track sits in that space where you’re done being hurt and you’re just revolted by what someone tried to pass off as affection. That’s a really specific emotional place that doesn’t get explored much in pop music.

The artwork goes with this perfectly too. There’s a bleeding rose that’s withering away with a ghostlike face behind it, all expressionless and done. It reinforces that same idea of beauty turning into decay, which is basically the whole point of the song.

Make sure you check out her other releases like “Drunk Texting” and “V.I.P.” to get a fuller picture of what she’s building. Follow Exzenya on social media to keep up with her new music and see where she takes this sound next.