Carrie Matisse Shares New Single & Video, “The End of the World”
Emerging from a background rooted in classical music and literature, singer-songwriter Caroline Colantonio continues with her persona: Carrie Matisse. Taking inspiration from Henri Matisse’s courage-driven artistry, Carrie Matisse uses her high-level technical precision to explore themes of resilience and wonder through compelling, immediate music. Her latest single, “The End of the World,” is a powerful and vulnerable tribute to the defining bond she shares with her mother.
Review
Singer-songwriter Caroline Colantonio now creates as Carrie Matisse, a conceptual cinematic pop persona inspired by Henri Matisse’s resilience.
Moving past her background in opera and literature, this project channels raw emotional honesty into a cinematic pop sound. Following her initial single “Baby Robotic,” her latest release, “The End of the World, is the next step of the journey unfolding in the concept EP. This single is a powerful and vulnerable ode to her defining bond with her mother.
The track utilizes a cinematic pop-opera style, where Colantonio’s technical vocal command serves emotional texture rather than pure showcase. Lyrically, it is unflinching, moving from establishing primal intimacy (“like we’re still flesh and womb”) to an honest confession of self-destructive tendencies and the fear of change.
The chorus, “Meet me at the end of the world / Don’t be afraid / Just let it burn,” is an ultimate, trusting plea to face emotional apocalypse and breakdown with the one person guaranteed to be there.
The song successfully solidifies Carrie Matisse as a unique, multi-layered concept, fusing complex narrative arts with a compelling, modern sound.