Seattle’s Zodic wrote “Tell Me” back in 2019 while in college in Cheney, WA – originally as a way to make up with his first girlfriend when words weren’t coming easily. The track got a remix and remaster in Toronto in 2024, with mixing engineer Tyler Bugara and mastering engineer David Mason giving it a fresh coat. It came out February 23rd, and the Ne-Yo and Chris Brown influence is pretty clear right off the bat.
“Tell Me (ReEdit)” is a smooth, laid-back R&B track that does exactly what it sets out to do. It’s a makeup song with a soulful feel, and there’s something genuinely nostalgic about hearing straightforward R&B like this in 2026. It won’t reinvent the wheel, but it doesn’t try to, and that’s fine. The melodies are pleasant enough to keep you in it, and the track stays fluid throughout its runtime without overstaying its welcome.
Zodic has some summer performances in the pipeline, and with the re-edit out now, it’ll be interesting to see what original material he’s sitting on. The backstory alone – writing a song because he didn’t know how else to say sorry – is more relatable than most press kits manage to be. Sometimes the simplest motivation makes for the most honest music.