Tamar Berk Spins Chaos Into Catchy Catharsis on ocd

Tamar Berk’s latest single, ocd, is a dizzying plunge into the beautiful chaos of the mind. Serving as the title track and centerpiece of her most personal record yet, the song captures the relentless hum of overthinking with a groove that’s both hypnotic and unsettling.

Layered with Wurlitzer, trumpet, and a teasing interplay of synths, ocd builds like an anxious spiral — alluring yet claustrophobic, with Berk’s refrain of “over and over and over” looping like an inescapable thought. It’s a soundscape that mirrors the tug-of-war of perfectionism, memory, and anxiety, but also reveals the strange beauty and humor that can live inside those loops.

Produced with a fuzzed-out, reverb-drenched palette, the track feels cinematic in scope while retaining Berk’s trademark intimacy. Her vocals are confessional yet commanding, drawing listeners into a space where catharsis and discomfort coexist. This duality is the song’s power: it’s as catchy as it is mentally spiraled, proof that Berk can turn inner turbulence into indie pop gold.

With ocd, Tamar Berk cements herself not only as a sharp songwriter but also as a fearless documentarian of the mind’s messy and melodic loops. It’s anxious, it’s vulnerable, it’s irresistible.