Tess Clare Finds Joy in the Hunger with “Never Gonna Not Want More”

Tess Clare’s “Never Gonna Not Want More” feels like freedom—the kind you find driving with the windows down on a hot summer night, chasing something you can’t quite name but know you’ll never stop reaching for. It’s a restless anthem that celebrates the unease of ambition, turning the ache of wanting into a cathartic, almost euphoric release.

The song opens with a piercing self-interrogation—“Did happy pass me?”—a line that immediately sets the tone of quiet discontent woven through the track. But instead of wallowing in uncertainty, Tess transforms it into something liberating. The soundscape swells with shimmering production and her soaring vocals, calling to mind the same windswept expansiveness of Maggie Rogers’ “Light On” or the bittersweet triumph of Ethel Cain’s “American Teenager.” It’s a track made for long stretches of highway, where doubt fades into clarity and you catch a glimpse of the bigger picture—the puzzle pieces of growth, change, and persistence falling into place.

At its heart, “Never Gonna Not Want More” is a confession and a celebration. Tess embraces the duality of longing—how overwhelming it can feel, yet how essential it is to human experience. The chorus drives this truth home with hypnotic honesty:

“Never gonna not want more / I think they’re lying, it isn’t timing / I’m just never gonna not want more.”

It’s an existential mantra dressed up as a pop anthem, equal parts freeway confession and victory lap. You can cry to it at 2 AM, and dance to it by 2 PM—proof of Tess’s gift for capturing both the heaviness and lightness of chasing meaning in a world obsessed with more.

Cinematic in scope yet deeply personal, Tess Clare’s latest single is more than a reflection on ambition—it’s an invitation to embrace it. “Never Gonna Not Want More” is a reminder that dissatisfaction isn’t failure; it’s proof that you’re still moving, still reaching, still alive.

Review by Hannah Schneider