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Mali Velasquez – “Shove”

September 17, 2023

Tennessee based Mali Velasquez (check our last feature on her here) has turned many heads with her single releases leading up to her debut album I’m Green due out October 13 via Acrophase Records. “Shove” is a gorgeous continuation of that trend – the track is reflective, cathartic, haunting and lush. Delicate picked guitar lines circle themselves and lock into a heart stopping drum rhythm that creates an atmosphere that feels like an ouroboros of cannibalistic anxieties. Mali’s wavering, earnest vocals possess an emotional quality that arrests the listener, and that quality only expands and consumes you more as she layers more of her singing onto the track. The way those vocals entwine with the bass creates an otherworldly experience that both possesses you and manifests the emotional themes of her songwriting. Fans who love Big Thief, Phoebe Bridgers, Elliot Smith, Julia Jacklin or Soccer Mommy should definitely find lots[...]

Mali Velasquez – “Tore”

July 30, 2023

“Tore” is lead single off of Mali Velasquez‘s forthcoming debut album Green, which drops October 13. Introspective but not to the point of excess, “Tore” is Velasquez’s ode to her own self-sabotage and, as she put it: “… I have no idea how to combat being embarrassed all the time still, but explaining it some has helped…I put a lot of my ideas of not knowing how to feel or what to do or eat or wear into this song.” The understated instrumentals enhance Valasquez’s strong vocals throughout the track and invite comparisons to sad-girl indie darlings Phoebe Bridgers or Lomelda without being a carbon copy. We’ll hopefully see another single before October 13, but for now feel free to check out “Tore” over on Spotify or the 90’s vibe music video available on Youtube.