Ever find yourself staring in the mirror and wondering whose life you’re actually living? The pressure to please everyone else gets so loud that your own voice starts to feel like background noise. That’s the exact moment Frankie White captures in her new indie pop track “What You Think,” and it lands with the kind of quiet power that sticks with you long after the song ends.
This one is a bold indie-pop anthem about trusting yourself and tuning out the noise. It moves from soft self-doubt into full-on confidence, and Frankie herself points to the 2:05 mark as her favorite part. You can feel the shift. The song sits right in that indie pop/soft rock space, blending intimate vocals with a driving, melodic energy that mirrors the emotional arc. It’s not trying to be flashy. It just builds in a way that makes the eventual payoff feel earned.
Frankie White (she/her) is a pianist, guitarist, and singer/songwriter born and raised in the small town of Colchester, Vermont. After four years developing her sound and style in New Orleans, she’s back home playing with her eclectic band. Growing up she was drawn to the melancholic and simple sounds of Ingrid Michaelson and Birdy, while also soaking up 90s rock from bands like Weezer and Local H. That combination is what makes her music feel distinct. She takes soft, melancholic piano and runs it through a 90s garage-rock filter until it becomes something that feels both familiar and completely her own. Her top influences—Ingrid Michaelson, Sylvan Esso, Death Cab For Cutie, Birdy, and Weezer—show up in the best way: not as copies, but as clear threads she weaves into her own voice.
In her free time she runs and dances (often at the same time), which somehow tracks with the restless, hopeful energy in “What You Think.” The song is about finding your own voice and breaking free from the pressure to please others. It sits in that uncomfortable but necessary space of self-questioning—looking at yourself and deciding you’re done letting other people’s opinions write the script. The music backs that up. Intimate vocals ride a melodic current that keeps pushing forward, so by the time the confidence kicks in, it doesn’t feel forced. It feels like a decision.
Right now a lot of indie pop is leaning into these kinds of honest, self-empowerment stories. Artists are less interested in perfect polish and more interested in tracks that sound like actual emotional progress. Frankie fits right into that conversation. She’s not shouting affirmations. She’s walking you through the quieter, harder moment of choosing yourself, and the production gives that moment room to breathe before it opens up.
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“What You Think” is the kind of song that makes you want to hit replay and sit with the feeling a little longer. It’s honest without being heavy, melodic without being soft, and grounded in a real decision a lot of us are still learning how to make.
What do you think of Frankie White’s sound? Does that shift at 2:05 hit you the same way? Drop your thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear them.
