Teddi Gold’s “Daddy Issues” Is the Late-Night Pop Anthem You Didn’t Know You Needed

If your idea of a perfect date night includes dim lights, a good red wine, and a song that hits a little too close to home—“Daddy Issues” by Teddi Gold is about to earn a permanent spot on your playlist.

This isn’t your typical breakup bop. It’s a sultry, vibey, cinematic slow-burn that wears its heart on its sleeve—and maybe even yours, too. Floating on a bed of dreamy pop melodies and silky production, “Daddy Issues” manages to feel both intimate and expansive, like a secret whispered under neon lights. It’s late-night car ride music. First kiss music. Post-makeout spiral music. All of it.

And Teddi? She means it when she sings, “Be careful, I have daddy issues.” It’s not a punchline—it’s a confession. A beautiful one.

Underneath the shimmer and groove lies something heavier, something honest. The track explores the all-too-relatable pattern of pushing people away before they can leave, of being too much or not enough, of wondering whether love has to hurt to be real. It’s sad-pop storytelling at its most self-aware—raw, but not raw for attention; just raw because it’s true.

Her voice glows. It’s got that classic soul-pop timbre—think Lana Del Rey meets Maggie Rogers on a heartbreak bender—but there’s also a realness to it that can’t be faked. Every lyric feels lived-in. And the production? Smooth as velvet, but with just enough edge to keep you leaning in.

Teddi Gold’s music has always walked that tightrope between glitter and guts. She’s got the glam of old-school Hollywood, the oddball sparkle of your coolest friend’s playlist, and the depth of someone who’s clearly felt some things. Raised on a remote Caribbean island by two dads, Teddi’s perspective is refreshingly different—and it shows. Her songs feel like movies. Her world is technicolor, but the emotions are grayscale, nuanced, human.

With past hits like “Video Games” and her Vol. 1 EP, Teddi carved out a lane all her own in the indie-pop universe—playful, fearless, and unafraid to dive deep. But “Daddy Issues” feels like a turning point. Like she’s cracking the glitter in half and letting the light pour through.

This track doesn’t scream for your attention—it invites it. And before you know it, you're inside the song, inside her story, inside your own story.

So go ahead. Light that candle. Pour that drink. Cue up “Daddy Issues.”

Just… be careful. She warned you.