Continuing to prove she’s a force to be reckoned with, burgeoning sensation, JACOTÉNE, returns with a new single today, titled, ‘Forgive Me’. The final single to be shared from her highly-anticipated upcoming EP, ‘Untitled (Read My Mind)’, the track continues to show the young talent’s undeniable gifts. Her songs tell the timeless stories of love, late night pleas, early morning regrets, inner heartbreak and widescreen emotions. With each release, listeners are encouraged to further explore the vividly cinematic, tear-stained yet darkly glamorous world of the bright young star, JACOTÉNE.
“If I loved you too much then I made you push me away” she vocally sails amid a harmonious bass, piano strokes and more. Sonically, it continues alignment along the EP’s overarching themes of romance, heartbreak, deep introspection, reflection and self-discovery, offering another cohesive glimpse into the emotional journey at the heart of the project.
JACOTENE’s mix of defiantly unfiltered lyricism, heart-wrenching note, achingly lush melodies and unapologetic grit have marked her out as a star who is undeniably and inarguably on the rise. Where her first single ‘Stop Calling’ was all warm, bluesy Motown soul, her most recent track, ‘Stronger’ offered a gorgeously rueful and reflective dissection of a relationship fraying at the seams perfect for the wee hours, with JACOTÉNE sighing “I was going nowhere/ but you took me there faster” as shimmering piano and guitar lines twinkle and cascade all around her.
In her own words; “‘Forgive Me’ is a song about feelings not being reciprocated. This isn’t a love song in the traditional sense, it's more tongue in cheek. The main message leans into being too good for someone and offering an apology not out of regret, but out of pity/sarcasm. In this song, there's still a glimpse of hope, that perhaps if things were done differently, we’d be in a better place, living our happily ever after. x”
Named as one of NME’s 100 of 2025, she is also currently on the cover of 10 Magazine Australia.
JACOTÉNE is performing at Rock Werchter on Saturday the 5th of July!