You Ever Loved Someone So Hard You Turned Into a Gothic Painting? Yeah, Zoe Bayani Gets It.
- Sophie Ray
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Okay. Imagine this: you're driving home alone at night, half crying, half romanticizing your pain like the main character you obviously are. The moon's out, your playlist is sad-girl certified, and then “Lamb” by Zoe Bayani hits your speakers. Suddenly, you're not in your car anymore. You’re in a candlelit cathedral, staring down a 15th-century altarpiece, realizing you are the sacrificial lamb. Yeah. It’s that dramatic. And it’s perfect.
Atlanta’s own indie rock queen, Zoe Bayani, just dropped her most haunting track yet, and I need everyone to stop what they're doing and listen. “Lamb,” which dropped today (April 25), isn’t just a song. It’s a fever dream wrapped in post-grunge guitars, a vulnerable confessional in the shape of a power ballad. Inspired by the “Adoration of the Lamb” from the Ghent Altarpiece (yes, the religious art girlies are eating), Zoe flips the sacred symbol on its head and turns it into a bleeding-heart anthem for the chronically romantic.
Produced by Tomas Uribe (hello, Soccer Mommy stans) and recorded at the iconic Maze Studios (you know, the place that gave us Animal Collective chaos and M.I.A. magic), the track feels like a slow burn. It builds, it aches, it crashes. Zoe’s voice? Soft but raw. Her lyrics? Unapologetically too much. And the band? Let’s just say Santi Cabeza on guitar makes you feel like you're floating and spiraling at the same time.
But here’s what really hits. Zoe isn’t afraid to feel big.
“I made myself completely vulnerable writing this song,” she says. “I can’t paint my emotions onto the walls of a cathedral, so I figured putting them into this dramatic ballad would be the next best thing.”
And that honesty? It’s rare. “Lamb” isn’t trying to be chill or cool or emotionally aloof. It’s messy and gorgeous and intense in the way all the best love is. If you've ever given someone everything only to be met with silence, this song will rip you wide open and stitch you back together.
Whether you’re sobbing post-crush or romanticizing a heartbreak that happened years ago, “Lamb” belongs on your playlist. File it next to your favorite slow-burn indie sad songs, but know this one hits different.
Zoe Bayani is entering her baroque heartbreak era, and honestly? We’re just lucky to witness it. Get ready to be screaming her lyrics in your car, at your crush, and probably into your pillow all summer long.
Check out this latest release and listen to more of Zoe Bayani on Spotify & YouTube.
