Davey Legend Returns with “Internal Monologue,” a Glitchy, Gut-Punching Anthem for the Anxious Age

Davey Legend’s “Internal Monologue” doesn’t so much start as it confesses. “My anxiety’s a mountain, I try my best to do without it…”—it’s the kind of lyric that doesn’t waste time. No veil of metaphor, no coy buildup. Just raw, rhythmic self-awareness from the jump. After a year-long silence that felt like slow-motion purgatory, this single marks a visceral return—not with a bang, but with a tightly wound spiral of sound and emotion.

Tracked at his Calvin Sunday Studios in Redding, CA, and featuring longtime friend and jazz-clapper OZ Goliath, the song is a study in internal tension. Legend and OZ dissect anxiety not as a passing feeling, but as a cyclical, self-devouring force—an ouroboros that leaves emotional collateral in its path. Their chemistry is undeniable, a shared language of unease that translates into flickering beats, layered vocal textures, and moments of eerie stillness.

Stylistically, Davey is a digital-age alchemist. “Internal Monologue” is stitched together with threads of hyperpop, midwest emo, hip hop, and electronic experimentation. The sonic palette nods to the likes of EDEN, Imogen Heap, and 21 Pilots—but Davey’s voice (both literal and metaphorical) is unmistakably his own. There’s glitch and grandeur, sadness and swagger, all orbiting around the track’s aching heart.

Now based in Los Angeles, Davey Legend is a Gen Z artist raised in the interface—where plant-based dilemmas, meme culture, and post-Web 2.0 neuroses cohabitate in every lyric and arrangement. His work is a reflection of a life lived simultaneously online and off, filtered through the lens of someone who can’t help but joke even when it hurts.

“Internal Monologue” is more than a comeback—it's a manifesto wrapped in a nervous laugh. Sincere, fractured, and unshakably real, this track is Davey Legend’s reminder that sometimes the only way out is in.