Abby Powledge, a folk artist I recently got into, is a new musician who started releasing music in early 2024. She has 380,000 monthly Spotify listeners and is most similar to Lizzy McAlpine (who was my top artist for 2025), Gracie Abrams, and Adrianne Lenker. Powledge has multiple singles and a few EPs. Her most popular songs consist of “the way that i am”, “spoiling me”, and “to be held”.
“forgive” is not on the popular list, but definitely should be on your “To listen” list. The main themes of this song are self-compassion, which is forgiving yourself the same way you would others, acceptance of flaws, and the guilt of growing and moving on. The lyrics that have the biggest impact on me are ‘Maybe I’ve tried all that I could / Maybe I’ve changed or maybe I should’, which represent the realization that you’re exhausted and the uncertainty that comes with change.
Image Source: Cover photo of the Spotify-made playlist, This is Abby Powledge https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3lWRNO