Experimental Rock from My Life As A Moth

Originally hailing from Sweden and now based in London, My Life As A Moth has been making an impression in the alternative music scene as an artist whose wildly creative expression and genre-breaking vision place her in her own sphere. Known for crafting each song into its own unique sound world, she brings together influences of punk, folk, electronic and avant-garde alternative music, delivered with a powerful voice that carries both force and otherworldly tone.

With surreal imagery and mystic lyricism at the centre of her writing, her work offers listeners an invitation into an unexplored area where the familiar is constantly reimagined. First unveiling her fiercely original sonic vision in 2021 with the debut single “Chest Of Dress Up,” she shared a string of well-received releases in the build up to her first full-length record, Miss Queenie’s Jamboree, which landed in October last year.

Produced by Rob Ellis, with arrangements from Ben Christophers and Adrian Utley, the album positioned her among some of the most adventurous voices in alternative music. Its reception was just as impactful as its sound, earning acclaim from critics and extensive radio support from BBC Radio 6 and Absolute Radio. Now she returns with “Time Thief,” the lead single lifted from her forthcoming sophomore album The Parade Of The Starlet & The Broken Hearted. Arriving as an alternative anthem of what she calls “beautiful chaos,” the track presents a reflection on the way anxiety can distort our experience of time.

Speaking about the song, she explained how the negative spiral of anxiety feels like a “time thief,” leaving you suspended in one timeline while simultaneously grieving another reality in which you could have thrived. Linking up with Keir Adamson and Ellie Mason of Voka Gentle, My Life As A Moth took cues from artists like Björk, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Gorillaz, fusing punching drums with warped dial-up tones and unexpected sonic textures.

Packing an incredible array of stacked instrumentation and twists and turns into a brooding three minute voyage of experimental rock music, “Time Thief” lays down chugging guitar riffs, hypnotic rhythms and theatrical vocal performance, resulting in an unnerving and utterly engrossing listening experience from start to finish. Her vocal performance remains at the heart of it all, characterful and instantly recognisable, able to shift between sharp delivery and spectral fragility. Cut with acidic lead guitar lines and the zapping pulse of synth, the track flows through a constantly contorting arrangement to deliver a dark and moody soundscape that’s astonishingly original and memorable throughout.

To accompany the single, a music video created by CLUMP collective captures the intensity of the track; shot in stark black and white, it channels the gripping song into vivid imagery and surrealist scenes, further establishing My Life As A Moth as an artist intent on bending expectations across both sound and vision. With “Time Thief,” My Life As A Moth opens her exciting next chapter and confirms her status as a groundbreaking voice whose creative output continues to shine.

Watch the music video for Time Thief below

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