(United States)
Working with her childhood friend marinelli on production for her first crop of singles, Wallice (full name Wallice Hana Watanabe) has quickly honed a charming sound that blends homespun DIY pluckiness with contemporary production twists, while her lyrics are pointed and often self-deprecating. On “Punching Bag,” she examines the way a friend’s digital footprint can linger in our lives even after a falling out. “23” chronicles her ennui after leaving music school, and “Hey Michael” repudiates a very particular kind of manipulative man.
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