‘Like a slap in the face’: Alt-pop star Julia Wolf describes her song In My Room going viral

Fans connect, often viscerally, to Wolf’s lyrics, which sit at the messy intersection of love, obsession, self-doubt and empowerment. She pairs them with a dissonant rock-pop sound that’s equal parts Alanis Morissette and Evanescence – a stylistic choice that initially worked against her.