Our twenties can be such a formative time in our lives, one that’s full of challenges and, in the moment, it can feel like there’s no clear path forward. Cuban-Jamaican singer-songwriter Arii Lopez beautifully explores this theme in her intimate acoustic single ‘undecided’. Centered around the quiet power of Arii’s soulful voice and minimalist strings, this track doesn’t need flashy production or extroverted pop hooks in order to capture the listener’s attention. Instead, it thrives in its sincerity. You can hear and feel the emotion in her voice as she unravels her poetic perspective: “call it growing pains, crawling out my way, call it twenty something, call it being strong, sometimes I’m just wrong, I’m still undecided.”

By choosing to sing in both English and Spanish, Arii adds another layer of personal connection as she represents her two cultures through these languages. The sense of being between two identities, of sometimes belonging to both, sometimes one and at other times neither, also gives this artist a unique worldview. Her touching performance also carries on over into the cinematic, black-and-white music video, directed by Trevor Pretty, in which we follow Arii’s lonely journey through the wilderness. Whether you’re going through the trials of your twenties, looking ahead to the next decade with uncertainty or reflecting on all the lessons you learnt in your younger years, ‘undecided’ is bound to resonate. It’s a captivating lead into Arii’s debut EP, Girl Interrupted, due for release in 2027.

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