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Fridays are busy days for new music. It's perhaps a difficult day for a new artist to make a debut, but that's just what newcomer Ren is doing with her stunning single "Waves."

It's appropriately titled, because it's likely foreshadowing what she'll be making over the coming months. Waves. But at 16 years old, she's really just concerned about conveying her feelings of vulnerability and weakness in relationships.

"I find that I’m a pretty closed off person," she says. "I get scared to voice my opinions in relationships 'cause I’m hella scared of confrontation. I used the ocean as a metaphor for this relationship, something we know so little about, which scares us. Yet we find what we know so beautiful, so we always go back. So, 'Waves' is a love song about always going back and never knowing why."

Pointing to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Joni Mitchell and Red Hot Chili Peppers (yes) as inspiration, Ren has more on the way this year.

For now, hear "Waves" below.