Photo by Catherine LoMedico
The latest from Miya Folick is a pure pop song, but one of the finest we've heard all year. "Alaska" sounds along the style of artists like Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers, but a more pop focused version of that sound. Although it's pop, the song is much more creative than you typically hear in that genre. There are little flourishes hiding throughout if you're paying attention, and the song has one of the best climaxes of the year. "Alaska" is building towards it the entire time, but it still comes in mostly unexpectedly. It's still not quite a rock song, but rock/indie fans are still going to find a lot to love with Miya Folick.
Miya Folick says of her latest single:
"The song is me exploring the weight of my fear of losing my relationship, but also finding comfort in the fact that if I did, things would be okay. The line ‘I could lose you’ is a double entendre. When we translated it into Japanese for the cover art, we used the verb for ‘I am able to" and the verb for ‘It is possible [to lose you].’ This song is both a coming to terms with how much my relationship matters to me, and how much I value my relationship to myself. I would be so sad if I lost this person in my life, but it would be equally as sad if I lost myself.”
You can watch the video for "Alaska" below. For more on Miya Folick, check out the artist's website.
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