Estella Dawn Gets Raw and Real with “Drunk & Messy” — A Confessional Alt-Pop Ballad

Independent pop powerhouse Estella Dawn returns with her latest single “Drunk & Messy,” a late-night confession about the kind of love that burns too bright to last — volatile, magnetic, and impossible to let go.

Blending intimate storytelling with modern alt-pop production, Estella captures that dizzying space between craving and chaos — where passion feels like both salvation and self-destruction. Her soaring vocal takes center stage, commanding attention from the opening line to the early-cut chorus that hits straight to the gut.

Written, recorded, and produced entirely by Estella herself, “Drunk & Messy” is a masterclass in emotional honesty and sonic precision. The lyrics drip with cinematic detail — “split lips,” “leave rubies like a vampire” — painting a vivid picture of love’s intoxicating pull and the scars it leaves behind.

“It’s a confessional alt-pop ballad about wanting to be seen even when it costs you,” Estella explains. “It’s messy, honest, and heartbreakingly seductive — a raw take on a magnetic relationship, part craving, part self-destruction.”

With its lush production and brutally vulnerable tone, “Drunk & Messy” continues Estella Dawn’s rise as one of pop’s most fearless independent voices — an artist unafraid to expose the beauty in the broken and the truth in the chaos.