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London-based singer-songwriter Judy Pearson returns on 23 October 2026 with Diary of A Heartbreak (Chapter Two), the second instalment of her musical diary and a four-track EP that picks up the story exactly where Chapter One left off – but from a very different place.
Where the first chapter sat in the rawness of heartbreak – hurt, confusion, disappointment and jealousy – Chapter Two is written from the other side. By the time Judy began these songs, she had moved on, and could finally look back on the same relationship with clarity, confidence and, at times, a well-placed streak of sarcasm. The result is a record about self-worth, accountability and emotional empowerment: less why didn’t you see me? and more I always knew my value.
Judy describes the songs as “letters I’ll never send” – a chance to say the things left unsaid, without needing a reply. Some are drawn directly from real experience; others let her imagination run, picturing how a former partner might one day look back on what they lost. Produced, mixed and mastered by Jeremy Rompala with vocals recorded at Pirate Studios, London, the EP keeps the intimate, acoustic singer-songwriter sound of Chapter One, letting the storytelling lead.
“Diary of A Heartbreak (Chapter Two) is very personal to me because it comes from a place of reflection rather than heartbreak itself. When I wrote the first chapter, I was expressing the hurt, confusion and disappointment that came with a relationship that didn’t turn out the way I’d hoped. But by the time I started writing Chapter Two, I’d pretty much moved on, and I could finally look back on everything with a clearer perspective.
In many ways, these songs are like letters I’ll never send – things I wanted to say, feelings I wanted to express and even situations I imagined along the way. There’s still emotion in the music, but there’s also confidence, a little sarcasm and a stronger sense of knowing my own worth.
I hope listeners take away the message that heartbreak doesn’t have to define you. Sometimes, moving on isn’t just about leaving someone behind; it’s about realising that you were always enough, even when someone else couldn’t see it.”
— Judy Pearson
FOCUS TRACK – “JUST A BOY”
The EP’s focus track is its most direct moment. “Just A Boy” takes aim at emotional immaturity – the kind of person who treats relationships like a game, moving from one heart to the next and mistaking that for confidence. Drawing partly on her own experience and partly on what she sees around her, Judy draws a sharp line between someone who acts like a man and someone who has genuinely grown up.
The hook says it in a single line: “You’re not a man, you’re just a boy.” No elaborate explanation needed – just frustration, sarcasm and a call for emotional responsibility and respect.
For longtime listeners, there’s a thread running back to Chapter One. “Just A Boy” shares a lyrical image with “Heart on the Wall”: where that song felt like being one more heart collected and discarded, “Just A Boy” turns the perspective around and confronts the person leaving that trail behind – a neat bridge between the two chapters, and a measure of how far Judy has come.
TRACK BY TRACK
1. “Jade” The EP opens with confidence and a little defiance. “Jade” imagines a former partner moving on with someone new, yet still carrying the memory of what came before. The title came from learning that jade is one of the hardest stones to carve – which sparked the thought that anything carved into it must be just as hard to remove. That became the song’s central metaphor for a lasting impression. Key lyric: “Try to forget if you can, but I’m carved out in Jade.”
2. “Isn’t It Funny How” The title sounds playful; it isn’t. Built from a phrase that arrived dripping in sarcasm, the song looks back on everything Judy once sacrificed for someone who never truly appreciated her – and almost laughs in disbelief at how clearly she sees it now. Key lyric: “Isn’t it funny how, you don’t understand how I really felt.”
3. “No One Else Like Me” Written chorus-first, this track plays out largely in an imagined scenario: a former partner reminiscing, and slowly realising that what they had can’t simply be replaced. But it isn’t a plea for them to come back – it’s a statement of individuality and self-worth that doesn’t depend on anyone else’s regret. Key lyric: “Cause now you understand there’s no one else like me.”
4. “Just A Boy” (focus track) The EP closes on its boldest note – a direct, sarcastic challenge to emotional immaturity and the careless treatment of other people’s feelings. Key lyric: “You’re not a man, you’re just a boy.”
All four tracks are clean (no explicit content).
SOUND AND PRODUCTION
Judy cites Taylor Swift as her key songwriting influence – specifically the ability to turn personal experience into relatable stories, with complicated emotions carried by simple, honest lyrics. That instinct shapes Chapter Two: a stripped-back, acoustic singer-songwriter palette that keeps the lyric, the melody and the feeling at the front.
The EP was produced, mixed and mastered by Jeremy Rompala – writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of pop-rock band Against the Current (Fueled by Ramen), with more than 15 years in the industry. Recorded at Pirate Studios in London, the sessions were about craft rather than drama: four songs gradually taking shape into a finished second chapter, consistent in sound with Chapter One but told from a stronger emotional standpoint.
