Lily Madison’s ‘This Is It’ Confronts the Unknown

Lily Madison’s new single ‘This Is It’ reads as an earnest exchange, but the Kent-based songwriter’s explanation of the track points somewhere more uncertain. The song is built around the highs and lows of friendship, yet Madison frames its core as a confrontation with fear of the unknown.

The arrangement stays close to hazy, heartwarming acoustics, with Madison’s bright, dulcet vocal sitting at the center. The Sundays, The Cranberries, and Fleetwood Mac are audible reference points, but the recording keeps a raw, in-the-moment quality that comes from years spent in her local live circuit.

That rawness suits the subject. Madison explains the track’s deeper message: “It means trying to become a risk taker after being scared of the unknown and the uncertain.” That tension, a song built around exchange that is really about learning to move despite uncertainty, is what holds ‘This Is It’ together. It’s a small, unforced piece of songwriting that works because it doesn’t try to resolve the discomfort it describes.