German singer, songwriter, and producer FRANI makes synth-pop, and “This Is Me Trying” brings a personal development to her writing: her first bridge in German. Created with Alexander Kallenberg, the single gives her room to bring her own language into a catalogue built around English lyrics. A German bridge introduces that possibility into a song whose title already sounds painfully exposed.

Synth-Pop, Vulnerability, Perseverance

-PurpleMistress

I like the modest scale of “This Is Me Trying” as a statement. Trying can mean apologizing, starting over, or managing to get through an ordinary afternoon. Those five words leave space for all three. FRANI’s bilingual turn gives the release a specific identity, and offers a promising direction for a songwriter developing her own vocabulary across two languages.