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Miya Folick shares new single ‘Alaska’

After sharing the 90s alt-rock revivalist ‘La Da Da’ last month, LA-based vocalist, songwriter, and producer Miya Folick is back with her second single of the year titled ‘Alaska’ on Nettwerk.

Inspired by the line “desire is a buffalo standing on my chest” from the poem Dear Sal by Jeremy Radin, Miya uses her signature confessional lyrics to transform desire into a huge, cold, heavy block of ice weighing on someone.

“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.” Folick explains. “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.”

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