Lily Galin opens a dialogue with poised vulnerability on new single 'What’s Your Story'

Chicago-based artist Lily Galin has released a song that feels like a true heart-to-heart. Her new single 'What’s Your Story' distills two decades of personal reflection and artistic growth into a simple question that lands with unexpected weight.

The arrangement is deliberately sparse, but that restraint works in Galin’s favour. By resisting the urge to clutter the mix, she allows her voice to remain front and centre, its grain and nuance carrying the emotional core. There’s no vocal gymnastics, no unnecessary ornamentation, just a clarity that comes from someone who has lived with her words long before putting them to record.

The track resonates so much because it’s rooted in hard-earned resilience. She doesn’t paint herself as untouched by difficulty; instead, she leans into it, transforming hardship into a universal message of endurance.

What elevates 'What’s Your Story' further is how she blurs the boundaries between folk tradition and soul-bearing balladry. There’s a storyteller’s cadence in her delivery, yet also a depth that hints at influences beyond any single genre.

With this release, Lily Galin extends an invitation, as though she’s asking us to hold up a mirror and consider our own narratives alongside hers. If this new material is any sign of what’s ahead, she is definitely one to keep a close eye on for the future.