Isabelle Gitlin Finds Beauty in the Chaos on “Running Circles”

Coming out of Boston, Isabelle is the kind of artist who lives inside the creative process. Writing, recording, layering vocals, building visuals, she is hands on with every part of it. You can hear that attention to detail in her music. Nothing feels rushed while everything feels considered.

“Running Circles” leans into something a lot of people deal with but do not always say out loud. That constant comparison, looking at other people’s lives and wondering why things seem easier for them. Questioning your own path and most of all feeling stuck while everyone else looks like they are moving forward. It is a quiet kind of frustration, but it builds.

The song captures that loop perfectly. One thought leads to another, then another, until you are caught in your own head. The more you try to figure it out, the deeper you go. It is not really about anyone else at that point. It is about how your mind keeps turning the same questions over and over. What makes the track hit is how honest it feels. Isabelle does not try to dress it up or make it sound pretty. She lets the emotion sit as it is. There is a vulnerability in admitting that sometimes you feel stuck, sometimes you question yourself, sometimes you spiral.

Vocally, she brings a lot of control and power without overdoing it. Her voice moves smoothly across the instrumental, but there is weight behind it. The stacked vocals add another layer, almost like multiple thoughts happening at once. It creates this wave like feeling that pulls you in and keeps you there, the production stays clean and steady, giving her voice space to lead. It does not try to compete with the message. Instead, it supports it, letting the emotion carry through from start to finish.

There is also something relatable in the way she talks about staying true to herself. That tension between wanting to grow and feeling like you are losing your sense of direction. It is something a lot of artists face, and a lot of people outside of music too.

“Running Circles” does not try to solve the problem. It just lays it out in a way that feels real. And sometimes that is enough. As Isabelle continues to work toward a larger collection of songs, this track feels like an important piece of the story. A moment of reflection, of honesty, of saying the quiet part out loud.