If you’re looking to feel emotionally crushed, we’ve got the perfect new jam for you. BYLAND (aka Alie Renee Byland) makes her triumphant return with the heartbreaking “Monstera,” ostensibly about losing a once treasured musician-to-musician relationship. With all the fervor of Big Thief, Belinda Carlisle, and even Manchester Orchestra, the crunchy guitars and impassioned vocals from Byland drive this one into goosebump-inducing territory. The song’s unique lyrical content might read like a love/breakup letter, but Byland explains otherwise:
“… [‘Monstera’] isn’t quite a love letter, but it is not an apology… I wasn’t just changing my address – I was breaking a promise.”
Be sure to check it out via the YouTube embed below before adding it to your Spotify and/or Apple Music playlists.