Boey’s “When Will It End?” is more than a single, it’s a cry into the void, one that resonates with both urgency and heart. Released on August 15th, 2025, the track arrives as a haunting indie pop anthem with folkiness about it, a piece of music that takes the overwhelming weight of war and global unrest and distills it into something deeply personal, yet universally felt. It’s the sound of an artist unwilling to stay silent while the world burns.

The Ipoh-born, Margate-based singer-songwriter has built his reputation on raw storytelling, and here, he delivers his sharpest work yet. The single is stripped of artifice but rich in atmosphere, beginning with a simple strum before slowly layering into something vast and enveloping. The guitar work, crafted in collaboration with Romanian guitarist and producer Dumi, becomes the backbone of the song: clean, mournful, and insistent, it drives the message forward with a sense of inevitability. There’s a rhythmic urgency, especially as the first chorus unfolds, that mirrors the relentlessness of the conflicts Boey is calling out.

What makes the track hit hardest is its duality. It’s sonically serene, with Boey’s warm, emotive vocals floating over shimmering production, yet thematically, it’s turbulent, confronting the horrors of war and the helplessness of watching from afar. That tension, between beauty and devastation, hope and despair, elevates the song into something transcendent. Michael Tjanaka’s mixing and mastering wrap the performance in a delicate haze, allowing the listener to be pulled fully into the world Boey is building.

There’s no mistaking the personal roots of this song. Written after Boey’s return from Malaysia and sparked by a bare vocal demo in his room, the track feels like a diary entry that has grown into an anthem. You can hear the weight of helplessness in his voice, but also a stubborn insistence on hope, a belief that music can shake listeners awake, however small the ripple.

At just over a few minutes, “When Will It End?” doesn’t sprawl, it cuts straight to the point, letting the emotion do the heavy lifting. The folk-inflected strumming and atmospheric indie pop textures place it alongside contemporaries pushing boundaries in politically charged songwriting, but Boey’s voice, clear, warm, unafraid to break in all the right places.

Coming on the heels of the success of his previous single, An Athlete, Boey is carrying undeniable momentum, but this feels like a turning point. He’s no longer just penning thoughtful indie pop songs, he’s stepping into the role of cultural commentator, bridging the personal with the political, and doing so with artistry that never sacrifices melody for message.

“When Will It End?” is a hauntingly beautiful reminder of music’s power to humanize the headlines. So please, go ahead and click those links below to listen in, follow along, and of course to stay tuned for the latest.

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Boey confronts the chaos with single, “When Will It End?”