Amanda Cunningham is a pop/R&B singer from Washington, DC.
There’s clear soul and country influences in her music.
She takes vocal inspiration from the likes of Mariah Carey and Tori Kelly.
Amanda’s new single, “Pattern”, just came out this week.
The song was cowritten with Miranda Glory (NBC Songland Season 2).
It’s about relationships ending and realizing maybe the other person wasn’t the only one who acted inappropriately. Sometimes we need to fix things inside ourselves that we’ve been avoiding.
We have to look within and deal with our own issues in order to be able to have healthy relationships in the first place.
Writing about her struggles obviously helps Cunningham to process them and make positive changes in her life. She definitely wants listeners to know they aren’t alone in their feelings.
The overall tone of this song is calming. The acoustic guitar chords and Cunningham’s buttery voice mesh together in a beautiful track that acts as a weighted blanket for anyone going through a moment of anxiety.
When I first heard this, I couldn’t help but make a comparison to Jenny Lewis’ solo work.
As someone who deals with anxiety and depression I know how important mental health is. It’s admirable to me when an artist is so willing to open up and be self aware in a song for the world to hear.
It’s so easy to blame others constantly, but “Pattern” makes me stop and evaluate my own part in situations when I may feel like the victim.
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