Elina Filice returns with These Days: A soulful Indie anthem about love across distance

Music Review | 14th March, 2026

Elina Filice has never been the kind of artist who fits neatly into a box, and honestly, that’s the whole point. With a sound that drifts somewhere between soulful melody, bluesy grit, and the intimate cadence of spoken word, Filice writes songs that feel less like performances and more like conversations. The kind that stay with you long after the last note fades. A singer, songwriter, and natural storyteller, her music leans heavily on melodic phrasing and those dangerously catchy hooks that seem to set up camp in your brain for days.

Over the past few years, Filice has been quietly building momentum. A run of singles and an EP helped cement her reputation on the live circuit, where she first cut her teeth on Dublin’s indie scene. It didn’t take long for word to spread. Her shows quickly became known for their energy and connection, less stand and watch, more come along for the ride. Audiences didn’t just listen; they got pulled into the experience.

Eventually, the local scene couldn’t quite contain her. Before long, Filice was taking those songs, and that magnetic stage presence, far beyond Dublin, performing across three continents and steadily widening her circle of listeners.

Now she’s back with a new single, These Days, her first release in two years, and it feels like a return with purpose.

At its core, the track is about distance, the emotional kind and the literal miles that come with it. These Days explores the quiet ache of a long-distance relationship, that strange limbo where every goodbye feels rushed and time never quite stretches far enough.

Musically, the track is filled with choppy guitar chords that cut through a driving rock beat, while a simple riff anchors the whole thing with a restless pulse. Over the top, Filice’s voice moves warm and expressive, carrying the song’s emotional weight without ever feeling heavy-handed.

And then there’s the hook, the kind that sneaks up on you before exploding into an anthemic chorus you’ll be humming long after the song ends.

The story behind the song is just as grounded. Much of it was written during long drives between cities to see someone she loved. Those hours on the road-half anticipation, half dread of the inevitable goodbye, became the emotional backbone of the track.

The result captures that unresolved tension perfectly: the strange feeling of leaving your heart somewhere else, caught between where you are and where you wish you could stay.

As Filice puts it:

In a long-distance relationship, the future is all you have. So the song is about the necessity of believing the future will be better. The present is filled with loneliness and pain. You grasp on to every small moment and hold it close to you, to get through the times apart. There’s a constant feeling of running out of time. You really have to believe that at some point, you’ll have all the time in the world.

With These Days, Elina Filice turns that quiet, familiar ache into something loud, melodic, and strangely hopeful, a song for anyone who’s ever had to leave a piece of themselves somewhere else and trust they’ll find their way back.

The single, These Days, is available through all streaming platforms.

Photo Credit: Elina Filice