Eden Rain Crashes Back In With Gritty New Single

London’s own rising indie heartbreaker Eden Rain is back — and she’s trading the dreamy for the dark. Fresh off SOFY’s UK tour, Eden just dropped her new track "It’s Always Been Like This", and it hits like a late-night breakdown and a reckless 3AM joyride rolled into one.

Built on grungy guitar riffs, punchy drums, and Eden’s raw, unmistakable vocals, this song is messy in the best way. It's a total vibe shift from her earlier work — heavier, moodier, and way more chaotic, because healing isn’t linear and Eden’s not here to pretend otherwise.

The inspiration? Eden’s own wild ride with mental health, meds (or the lack of them), and the endless loops we trap ourselves in. "It’s about coming off my meds and swinging between being a total anxious people pleaser and then also a bit of a twat," she says. Eden’s not afraid to lean into the spiral either — she calls it maddening but somehow empowering.

She co-wrote the track with legendary producer Iain Berryman, a longtime collaborator she calls the "nicest man, legend + total prod wizard." Together, they built a song that feels like thrashing through every messy, beautiful, disastrous emotion — the kind that makes you want to run until your lungs burn or scream-sing into your pillow.

A Storyteller in Her Chaos Era

One thing about Eden Rain: she’s always going to give you real. With every release, she peels back another layer — a little more vulnerable, a little more chaotic, a lot more her. Whether she’s crying, spiraling, or starting over, her poetic lyrics cut through the noise with something that feels truly lived-in.

"It’s Always Been Like This" follows the success of her last single "Who I’ve Touched," which caught major buzz on Spotify’s Our Generation and New Pop UK playlists. After lighting up stages across Manchester, Bristol, London, and Brighton as SOFY’s special guest, Eden is cementing her spot as one of Leeds' most exciting exports.

A Yorkshire Girl with a Mixtape Heart

Raised on homemade mixtapes and Von Trapp-level family singalongs, Eden’s musical roots run deep. But becoming the Eden Rain we know now didn’t happen overnight. She spent years battling the pressure to fit a mold — before finally embracing the messy, patchwork quilt of who she really is.

"I used to polish myself up for people," she says, "but I realized my friends love the frazzled, slightly chaotic me." And honestly, we do too.