TODAY'S ROCK PICKS

Issue

issue 763 is your essential rock for today, 20 september 2026

b!tch please – exzenya

The verdict

exzenya turns a cheating story into a stunning blues-rock single, all swagger and relief

'b!tch please' opens the door on a moment most songwriters would play for heartbreak and finds something sharper instead. the arrangement sits in mid-tempo roots rock territory, live-band feel, blues in the chord changes, but the story is what carries it. a woman looks at the one who slept with her husband and doesn't crumble. she clocks the trade: a sugar-daddy fantasy on one side, a roaming man who'll leave the same way he arrived on the other. the line that stays is 'you thought you were taking my life. you set me free.' it's sass over sheen, closure over collapse. a joyful, cutting single that earns its swagger.

exzenya is an independent artist based in the united states, releasing through her own imprint, exzenya productions. her previous single 'drunk texting' leaned into satirical pop and r&b, built around a real story from a chaotic miami trip involving her son. this one shifts lanes into roots rock, and the move suits her. she writes her own lyrics, and it shows in how specific the story gets. that confidence in her own voice is paying off. great track.

thank u for making this exzenya 🔥

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