Ilianna Viramontes explored a cosmos of emotion within her expansively styled pop EP, For a Reason

After teasing the airwaves with a string of singles which effortlessly bedded down as perennial pop earworms for audiences worldwide, Ilianna Viramontes has cemented her position as one of the most promising singer-songwriters of 2025. Having bowled over the judges on The Voice, she’s now channelling that magnetism into the fully formed soundscape of her debut EP, For a Reason. Wrestling elements of indie pop, funk, and dream pop into the four-track release, she’s created something far more expansive than many artists manage across entire careers. The seminal single, Just Might, encapsulates her power as a conceptually immersive singer-songwriter best. The standout single finds an efficacious way of projecting the fear of intimacy while illustrating how sweet that freefall into uninhabited affection can be. There’s hesitance, hope, and that dizzying sense of risk that love always carries, all balanced within hooks so gratifying they feel like a dopamine rush you never want to end. The panoramic atmosphere evokes the era of 90s pop where emotion and melody intertwined without apology, while the reverie-rich modern production ensures the track’s crossover appeal feels instinctive rather than contrived. Produced by Jonathan Cole and released through Highway Music, For a Reason serves as a […]

The post Ilianna Viramontes explored a cosmos of emotion within her expansively styled pop EP, For a Reason appeared first on A&R Factory.