GENRE; 90s Rock/ Acoustic Rock/ Alt Rock Pop/ Soft Rock/ Indie Rock/ Classic Sound/ Contemporary 

RELEASE DATE; 03 July, 2026

RATING; 4.2/5

Reetoxa presents You Deserve Better Than Me as a restrained and reflective moment within the ambitious Soliloquy double album. The project carries the weight of a long creative evolution shaped by loss, reconstruction, and renewed purpose, brought into focus through collaboration with Simon Moro and an accomplished lineup including Peter Marin, James Ryan, and Kit Riley.

The track holds its strength in emotional understatement, focusing on the quiet recognition that connection does not always translate into continuation. Rather than building toward dramatic resolution, it lingers in the space between understanding and acceptance, allowing the listener to sit with emotional ambiguity without direction or pressure.

Recorded at Melbourne’s Avenue studio in Cheltenham, the session reflects a highly responsive and intuitive ensemble dynamic. A late structural refinement from bassist Kit Riley subtly shifted the arrangement’s movement, helping the group lock into a unified performance with remarkable efficiency. The result carries both precision and ease without feeling overworked.

Within the broader Soliloquy framework, the single functions as a calming counterpoint, offering stillness against the album’s more intense passages and reinforcing the value of emotional space within a larger conceptual arc.

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