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Photo by Tristan "TreeStamp" Padron Two artists we've discovered this year are Career Woman (the musical project of Melody Caudill) and Pacing (the musical project of Katie McTigue). The two projects have teamed up for a new song, "Boyfriends!" It's a duet between Caudill and McTigue that's a ridiculously fun and bouncy indie rock song with lyrics like "Me and my friends, we don't like men / But we got boyfriends." It's funny without being a novelty song, and is an incredibly catchy track about how having a boyfriend can end up ruining all of your plans. Since Career Woman and Pacing are two of our favorite new to us bands of 2025 it's an extra special treat to hear them release a song together. Melody Caudill says of her latest single: "Everyone in the band loved the song so much that we started playing with the full rock band arrangement at our live shows. It became an instant hit in our local scene, so we knew we had to bott...

Photo by Tristian "TreeStamp"Padron Career Woman is led by Melody Caudill, who may be young at twenty, but first started releasing music at fourteen, so she's kind of a veteran at this point. Their latest single, "Mel's Drive In," has the kind of alt/indie rock goes country sound we've been going crazy about for a few years, but Career Woman has a different take on the sound. The song has plenty of twang and indie rock noise throughout, but it's a little more pop focused than we normally hear in this genre. "Mel's Drive In" is the type of song that will instantly grab you, and the songwriting defies Caudill's age completely. You're going to want to keep an eye on Career Woman before they completely blow up in the next five or so years. Melody Caudill says of her band's latest single: “It encapsulates the bittersweet, exhausting recovery after a grueling break-up I was going through at the time, surrounded by hometown friends...

Career Woman is the musical project of nineteen year old Melody Caudill. The Los Angeles based singer/songwriter recently released a new single, "Jupiter." The new song is a pop leaning indie rock song. As with most indie rock, there are some hints of the 90's, but "Jupiter" sounds much more 2023 than 1993. Caudill's influences are artists like Snail Mail and Lomelda, but you'll also hear artists like The Lemonheads and Courtney Barnett in this new song, even if it's mostly in the songwriting. It's a joyful and hopeful song, even if some of the lyrics are quite a gut punch. As someone who isn't really a lyrics guy, you really should pay attention to this one. Career Woman crafted a winner here. Melody Caudill says of her latest single: "'Jupiter' was the first song I wrote since coming to college and it encompasses all of the new feelings that come along with starting a new life. I was experiencing overwhelming joy but also paral...