In the face of apprehension and self-doubt, you can crawl up into a little ball and hide, or you can stand tall and show some resilience. Merlot Embargo have chosen the latter, which has initiated one of the most productive creative periods of the duo’s career. Today, they debut their brand new single, “Not Gonna,” a song inspired by the notion of feeling too old to have what it takes to succeed in the music industry. When it’s yourself, it’s hard to contextualize that point of view, but when you are human and faced with self-doubt, you are inevitably too stubborn to listen to reason. In their own words, Merlot Embargo says about “Not Gonna”: “In the face of ageism, sexism, racism, or other injustices, it’s easy to feel defeated, accept the status quo, and quit fighting. ‘Not Gonna’ is ...