Rachel Bochner Explores Complicated Desire on New Single “Collar”
Since emerging in 2020, New York singer-songwriter Rachel Bochner has developed a distinctive voice built around candid storytelling, vulnerability, and sharp self-awareness. Growing up as one of five sisters, she discovered performing through music and musical theatre before initially pursuing the business side of the industry, including an A&R internship at Republic Records. After beginning to write songs seriously around 2018 and graduating in 2019, Bochner realized she was more interested in creating music herself, eventually leaving a full-time PR job and moving to New York City to pursue her artist career. Influenced by artists including Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Julia Michaels, Taylor Swift, The 1975, and Maggie Rogers, she has since blended elements of alt-pop, indie-pop, and pop-rock with lyrics exploring relationships, insecurity, heartbreak, identity, and growing into yourself.
Early projects 2 AM and twenty something established that emotionally direct approach, while 2023’s It’s Not Me, It’s U pushed Bochner further toward a confident combination of vulnerability, humor, and cathartic pop songwriting. Rather than shying away from jealousy, bad decisions, heartbreak, or uncomfortable emotions, her music embraces their contradictions and turns them into relatable, hook-driven songs. Subsequent releases have continued expanding that perspective, reinforcing Bochner’s strength as a songwriter who can transform intensely personal experiences and late-night internal spirals into music that feels shared and immediately recognizable.
“Collar” finds Bochner caught between desire and restraint, capturing the complicated chemistry that develops when feelings emerge for someone who is already spoken for. Driven by a steady build and crunchy guitars, the track channels the yearning, guilt, jealousy, and endless second-guessing that comes with an attraction that feels impossible to ignore. Its central question—Does he know what I do for you?—brings that tension into sharp focus, reflecting the temptation to cross a line despite knowing the consequences.
The single also offers an early glimpse into Bochner’s forthcoming album, which explores the aftermath of a long-term relationship alongside her realization of her queer identity in her mid-20s. Across the record, she wrestles with grief, guilt, self-discovery, and acceptance, examining the painful process of leaving behind a life that no longer felt like her own and beginning to understand what comes next.
Make sure you check out “Collar” on Spotify below!
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