Blending her love of pop with the raw edge of her industrial influences, Isella began channeling her fascination with darkness and feminine power into her songwriting. In 2020, she started building momentum and significant traction on TikTok, where her unflinching voice and haunting aesthetic found an eager audience. She caught the attention of artists Melanie Martinez and Tom Odell, leading to opening slots on their tours. Then, in 2024, she was asked to join Taylor Swift as an opener on the Eras tour.

That freedom is evidenced on her latest EP; Isella’s vocals swing from coolly detached to emotional detonation, often within the same song. She brings listeners into a world coloured by feminist hyper-realism, challenging them to redefine ideas of femininity and safety—to see that things are not okay.

While she has ample pop facility as a producer and songwriter, her artful rage connects her to a matrilineage of righteous women who came before – PJ Harvey, Courtney Love, and the halcyon days '90s grrrlpunk.