Isabel redefines intimacy in the digital age. With soft bedroom beats and a swirl of meme-fueled chaos, she builds both a sanctuary — and a stage — where vulnerability meets viral energy.
Isabel’s world moves in dual frequencies, English and Spanish, jazz roots and bedroom beats, introvert and meme chaos. Her music slips between identities without breaking stride, stitched together by instinct rather than strategy. With a debut EP incoming and a headline show on the horizon, she’s in full tunnel-vision mode. We caught her right in that pocket, locked in, razor-focused, and still hilariously herself.
Andriy Zozulya: Your music flips between English and Spanish so naturally. When a lyric arrives in Spanish first, how do you decide to keep it in Spanish vs switch it into English?
Isabel: I think when I’m improvising to write a song, I can tell which parts I want in Spanish and which I want in English. It’s very natural for me to write in both languages, so I just choose when a Spanish part would fit nicely. It’s normally got to do with the instrumental, when I want to break up the flow, I bring Spanish in.
You’ve gone from jazz-piano beginnings to bedroom-produced tracks. What’s one “old-school jazz” habit you refuse to let go of in your modern production?
I love the dryness and simplicity of jazz at times, especially with piano. I like a very jazzy piano tone and delivery, I think that’s the thing I like to keep from my jazzy beginnings.
On your single “Delusional” you layer resilient energy with hook-driven beat, what’s one moment during creation where you felt “this is exactly how I feel right now”?
Definitely the chorus. It’s the first thing I wrote. It almost feels like a duet and I expressed the importance of both melodies being present. Theres two main vocals in the chorus that separate to accentuate certain words. I thought it was quite special and fell in love with it as I was writing it.
You’ve built a strong online feel and a bold energy in songs like “Petty”. How do you toggle between being serious in the booth and being the meme-queen on social?
I think it’s very natural for me to have this duality. I feel like I’m a very shy and reserved person at first and once I feel comfortable, I start acting crazy. So my socials are kind of a representation of that, I think. I truly try to be myself online but if you look at my music, it can be quite serious.
With your debut EP on the way and your headline show approaching, what’s one thing you’re intentionally not doing this autumn because you feel it would steal the moment?
It sounds funny but I’m so focused on my career right now that the main thing I’m staying clear of this autumn is a relationship. Because that would be the biggest moment stealer, hahah. I deleted all my dating apps at the end of summer and I’m locking in for this busy season. I literally do not have time to fall in love because I have to release all the last bits of my breakup music. I’m falling back in love with music and for now, she’s all I need.
If you could sample one everyday sound from Manchester or Valencia (street noise, café chat, whatever) and build a whole track around it, which city, what sound, and how would you turn it into a beat?
I would definitely sample the water ripple from the River Turia that runs through my town. I’ve spent so many beautiful days there with my best friends. The river reminds me of my people back home and how much those moments have shaped me. I would turn it into the most beautiful song with strings and guitars and the jazziest drums.
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Photography by Lewis Vorn
