Sophia Garvey doesn’t ease her way in, she arrives scratching at the door, all attitude and appetite. Her new single “Let The Cat In” (via Score Global) is a sharp, chaotic burst of pop-rock energy, driven by lust, tension, and a deliberately unruly sense of self. Across three punchy minutes, Garvey leans fully into mess, desire, and confrontation, delivering a track that feels as instinctive as it does calculated.
Built around snarling guitars, pounding live drums, and hooks that carry just enough danger to keep things unpredictable, Let The Cat In treats attraction as something animalistic and unfiltered. There’s a clear lineage in its DNA, flashes of 90s Madonna at her most provocative, indie sleaze attitude, and the kind of sweat-soaked confidence that thrives on late-night chaos rather than polished perfection. Garvey herself describes the track as “nefarious,” and that word fits: this isn’t playful flirtation, but something darker, more self-aware, and intentionally excessive.
Garvey’s artistic voice has been forming for years. Beginning to write and release music at just sixteen, she first collaborated with Richard Huxley before moving to Leeds to study Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. That visual sensibility still runs through her work, from the DIY videos she shoots and edits herself to the strong aesthetic identity that frames her music. Her early single Post Break Up Sex, later featured in Season 4 of Netflix’s You, introduced her knack for pairing vulnerability with bite, a balance that continues to evolve here.
Musically, Let The Cat In pulls from a wide palette of influences, Arctic Monkeys’ swagger, Lana Del Rey’s sultry cool, Gorillaz’ genre fluidity, and the unapologetic pop confidence of Britney Spears and Madonna. But Garvey filters these references through her own lens, one shaped by nightlife, fashion, and a tongue-in-cheek embrace of excess. The result feels knowingly theatrical without losing its raw edge.
As the opening statement from her forthcoming album Pure Filth, the single sets a clear tone. This is not music interested in neat resolutions or clean presentation. It revels in contradiction, confidence and insecurity, seduction and chaos, humour and confrontation. Garvey isn’t asking to be liked; she’s asking to be felt.
With Let The Cat In, Sophia Garvey makes her intentions clear. She’s not here to behave, soften, or smooth the edges. Instead, she leans into the noise, the mess, and the thrill of losing control, and in doing so, delivers a track that feels alive, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore.
