Aleksandra Picariello turns rock bottom into a connection with single “Chair”

Aleksandra Picariello’s starts with a chair, a wall, and the sharp shatter of a moment of self-realization. On her intimate debut single “Chair,” Aleksandra opens the door to her past and rips it off its hinges. “Chair” is a confession. A declaration. It’s the deep inhalation of someone who knows the pain they sing about. Minimalist production and an accusatory vocal delivery of Aleksandra invite us into a memory she’ll never forget, a heartbreak-induced breakdown in rehab when she hurled a chair against the wall three times and met her breaking point.

That moment, once flush with shame and desperation, becomes the heartbeat of the song, thumping with honesty and vulnerability. What sets “Chair” apart is not just its emotional weight, but also Aleksandra’s refusal to sensationalize. She tells it like it was. There isn’t a glossy veneer, a kind of metaphorical way out. It’s exactly what makes it powerful. The listener neither pictures pain nor healing, they sense it in her voice, in the shaking silence between the lyrics, in the whisper-soft fissures where the story dwells. This track is the start of something bigger.

All the while, Aleksandra has teased more to come, saying “Chair” will be one of the first in a series of songs documenting her journey through addiction, depression, and, ultimately, recovery. If this initial chapter is any indication, we can expect a catalog of courage. At a time when artists frequently mask themselves in characters, Aleksandra Picariello is unabashedly herself, messy, candid, and healing out loud. “Chair” extends its solidarity to anybody who has ever broken down before toughening up.