After last year’s singles Waves and Mind Games, 17-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter Ren is gearing up for her debut EP. Entitled Teenage Angst, it will drop on 13 March. The EP will include the previously released songs IDC and New Way. A third track has just been revealed.

On I Drive Me Mad, Lauren Isenberg (Ren’s real name) wears her heart on her sleeve. Talking about the new tune, she says: “It’s really a look inside my brain and the anxiety and panic I deal with nearly everyday. I wrote this song after having a really bad panic attack and it made it so honest and easy to write. It’s the first song I’m putting out that I feel like has a really important relatable message.”

The verses of the track slowly build in pace, followed by fierce, guitar-driven choruses. “The production of the song is supposed to depict the feeling of anxiety”, Ren explains.

This week, I Drive Me Mad is the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!

Recommended as well:
Ren – New Way

In the Wildcards 2020 playlist you can find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.