- 2025-05-23
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MUSIC
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Vera Blue Returns With New Song “In The Corner”
Australian singer-songwriter Celia Pavey, aka Vera Blue returned with a new song “In The Corner” on May 22, 2025.
This marks her first release in three years since the 2022 album “Mercurial”.
The song is a defiant anthem of reclamation and rebirth, addressing toxic ex-partners and the music industry.
She co-wrote the song with producers Chris Collins and Jono Ma. The accompanying music video was directed by Grey Ghost.
Vera Blue said of the song, “There's a moment, and maybe you've felt it. Where you're standing in a room, and somehow, you've been edged out of your own life. Pushed so far emotionally, mentally, spiritually, that you find yourself quite literally in the corner. Trapped, dismissed, reduced to silence.”
She continued, “This song is not about defeat. It's about what happens next. When I wrote 'In The Corner,' I was feeling the weight of being spoken over, of being underestimated, not just by one person, but by years of conditioning, of quiet compliance. I'd spent too long shrinking myself to make others comfortable. This track is my fight song. It's the moment I turned around and faced the wall, not in surrender, but to push back, to launch forward.”- She added, “I poured every ounce of that energy into this track, not just for myself, but for every person who needs a soundtrack to their rebellion. And I use that word intentionally. Rebellion doesn't have to be chaos; it can be clarity. It can be choosing peace on your own terms. It can be walking away with your head held high when someone thought you'd stay down. There's something divine in reclaiming yourself. I feel it every time I sing this song - like a wildfire under my ribs. Like the kind of rage that blooms into something beautiful. Not destructive, but freeing. That's what 'In The Corner' is, not just a protest, but a rebirth.”
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She explained about the creative process, “There was no formula, just jamming. The studio became a playground of analogue synths, driving crunchy industrial beats, keys and electric guitar and warped autotuned vocal effects... Jono and Chris brought this gritty, physical energy to the production that pushed it into an industrial-dance realm I hadn't fully explored before.”
She said of the video, “I fight not against a villain, but against the weight of expectation, control, and the lingering voices that tried to cage me. This is my release, a rebellion through movement, transforming my emotional turmoil into cinematic ritual. The clip is a raw, otherworldly journey through rage, resistance, and rebirth.”
Photo by Film Painting
Background photo by Casey Moore - source : Apple Music
