In an era of hyper-stylised pop and formulaic hooks, few artists are building worlds as strange, tactile, and emotionally resonant as My Life As A Moth. With the release of her latest single ‘Time Thief’, the genre-defying newcomer continues her ascent as one of the most intriguing voices in alternative music.
Far from a conventional debut, Time Thief feels like a disorienting dream-state — a sonic mirror held up to anxiety, fractured timelines, and the strange elasticity of memory. Beneath the pulsing rhythms and glitchy textures lies a quiet existential panic, a yearning for the life that almost was.
“This idea of being pulled between two realities — one you’re in, and one you lost — it’s unsettling,” she hints in conversation. “But it’s also where the song lives.” The result is a track that sits somewhere between a nervous breakdown and a dance anthem — cinematic, uneasy, but hypnotic.
Drawing inspiration from experimental pop trailblazers like Björk and Siouxsie Sioux, with a hint of Gorillaz-style world-building, My Life As A Moth builds her songs like sculptures. Time Thief began as a couple of guitar loops jotted down at home but quickly spiraled into something far weirder and more ambitious. Recorded in a makeshift studio filled with found objects, the song incorporates household detritus — including a washing machine — to create a richly textured, percussive backdrop that feels as lived-in as it does otherworldly.
Co-produced by Keir Adamson and Ellie Mason (of the psych-pop outfit Voka Gentle), the track pulses with a raw, DIY spirit. There’s a sense that anything could become an instrument in this universe — that creativity might just be a form of survival.
But it’s the voice at the centre of the storm that lingers. My Life As A Moth sings with a mix of theatrical flair and unnerving intimacy, her vocals flitting between soft-spoken confession and commanding declaration. It’s a performance that refuses to be ignored — magnetic, unpredictable, and unmistakably her own.
With previous nods from BBC Radio Wales, Absolute Radio, and tastemakers like Clout, she’s already found a growing cult following. But Time Thief feels like a step beyond — a mission statement from an artist determined not to play it safe.
The single arrives on all major platforms today, with a surrealist visual directed by CLUMP collective set to follow on September 12th. For those craving something outside the algorithm, this one’s worth getting lost in.
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