Claudia Isaki’s San Francisco opens on syncopated guitar and a classic Bacharach-like environment that recollects Dionne Warwick’s “Stroll On By.” The resemblance lasts just a few seconds. Drums enter, the tempo quickens and the tune strikes into vivid indie pop earlier than surf-rock guitars broaden the refrain.
Launched by way of ANOtHERLANd on 4 September 2026, the only was written by Isaki, Quinn Oulton and James Alexander Vincent. Oulton and Vincent additionally produced it, with Vincent dealing with the combination.
Isaki is singing to her youthful sister, revisiting a West Coast journey whereas recognising how their relationship has modified with age. Directions about crossing on the inexperienced mild and avoiding screens after midnight protect the instincts of an older sibling, at the same time as she acknowledges that her sister is not a toddler.
Her soothing, soulful vocal holds the totally different types collectively. The refrain brings open home windows, sunshine and an eleven-hour journey west, whereas layered harmonies make the recollection sound as heat because it feels. But the love by no means turns into sentimental shorthand. Isaki contains the much less polished elements of sisterhood too: performing foolishly, not at all times listening and protecting one another’s secrets and techniques.
“San Francisco” has additionally been added to our Neon Music Indie Vibes playlist.
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