Miya Folick - "Fist"

Photo by Catherine A LoMedico

Miya Folick has become one of my favorite modern pop artists, but her latest single sees the artist move away from pop slightly. "Fist" is still a pop song, but it's not a pure pop track, even by alt-pop standards. Instead, it has a strong rock based undercurrent, particularly with the guitars. Folick starts this one off sounding like a pop focused folk song. As it goes on, the song gets heavier and angrier until it erupts into a scream filled rock song with some pop leanings. This one reminds me of how Lucy Dacus builds songs into this epic climaxes. "Fist" is like that, but starts more quiet and ends more loud than you might expect.

Miya Folick says of her latest single:

“Fist is about rage. It’s about sexual trauma and generational trauma and what that does to our feelings of safety, self, and home. What it does to the people we are in relationship with. I wrote this song by candlelight in the first place I really considered my home, recorded with a team who really made me feel seen.”

You can watch the video for "Fist" below. Erotica Veronica is due out February 28 on Nettwerk, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Miya Folick, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video, including an April 29 date at Brighton Music Hall.

4/23 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall

4/24 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

4/25 - Detroit, MI @ El Club

4/27 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground

4/29 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

4/30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Made

5/1 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

5/9 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

5/11 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

5/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

5/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

5/16 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s

5/17 - Portland, OR @ Holocene

5/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room

5/23 - Napa, CA @ BottleRock Festival