KARLEY SCOTT COLLINS FT. CHARLES KELLEY- How Do You Do That - Sony Music Nashville

From “Heavenly” to “Petty In The 80’s,” “Heavy Metal,” and “Marlboro Reds,” the latter which has been hailed as her strongest release to date, Karley Scott Collins has continually honed her signature style by intriguing her country backdrop with rock kissed edges that pinpoint her uniquely grafted vocal prowess.

Joined by Charles Kelley of Lady A on harmony accents, she now delivers her brand-new single, “How Do You Do That.”

Masked around a moody pulsing of instrumentation, Collins instantly captivates through the emotional strands of her vocal bends, admitting that she’s been putting on a brilliant disguise in the aftermath of a heartbreak while internally waging war within as she watches her ex moving on so quickly, confessing that “this heartbreak ain’t slowing down.”

Reaching a crescendo moment as she lifts into the chorus, masterfully then allows a cry like tone to emanate through the perfect balancing of the flurry of emotions that guide somewhere between hurt and hopeless:

“Trying to put my hands on someone new

Always brings my mind right back to you

So why can’t I

I heard you got your lips on someone else

And you don’t lose sleep, don’t hurt like hell

So why can’t I

How do you do that

Act like it wasn’t you that

Broke my heart in two, like it wasn’t nothing to you

Like I was easy to lose”

Frustratingly speaking into the atmosphere through the struggle of the past memories that are keeping her stuck in place as they constantly haunt her, the simplified accent of harmony from Kelley provides a fullness in all the necessary spots to make specific phrasing pop while expertly never overshadowing the emotional fuel that holds the heartstrings of the overall vibe. 

Though Karley Scott Collins has certainly been attracting more and more attention from the industry and fans alike, each new layer she uncovers grows the buzz that much louder. “How Do You Do That” continues that trend as she peels back vulnerability within a common emotion, connecting with the broken-hearted listener in such a way that she provides a shoulder for them to lean on as they make their way through the trenches of heartbreak.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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