The 23-year-old from Chicago’s south side is as gritty and stubborn as her roots might suggest. Her thoughtful blend of commercial-ready, groove-oriented, indie-alt pop reflects an existential mind who’s not used to thinking inside boxes. And yet, her tongue-in-cheek songwriting makes her delightfully relatable. Tedious & Brief, the indie alt-pop artist whose real name is Jamie Jacobsen, is releasing her newest single, “Not That Deep.” On “Not That Deep,” Jacobsen does go deep…into a break-up story that’s not even her own.

If you were asked to name a more dynamic duo than heartbreak and music you’d probably be pressed. Since the beginning of time, breakup anthems and aching hearts have topped the charts. Recent examples of success through this genre include Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, but how long until a broken heart is whole again? Then what? That’s what Jamie Jacobsen, A.K.A. Tedious & Brief, wants to know.

“Not That Deep” is a harmony-filled alt-pop number from Chicago native Jamie Jacobsen, a.k.a. Tedious & Brief. The song finds the 23 year-old singer-songwriter turning an imaginary breakup situation into a relatable experience. “Not That Deep” is about not letting yourself be consumed by heartbreak. The artist sums it up, saying “‘Not That Deep’ comes from the perspective of a person who’s done thinking about that passive tweet; who’s ready to burn the shirt they were bought, who’s over writing songs about them; and—most of all—is done letting that person have power over them.”