With “Time Thief,” rising singer-songwriter My Life As A Moth has crafted an alternative anthem that feels both deeply personal and gloriously unhinged. It’s the first glimpse into her forthcoming album The Parade Of The Starlet & The Broken Hearted, and it lands like a jolt to the system. It’s a dark, genre-defying piece of art that wrestles with the way anxiety can warp time itself, stealing moments that should be ours to live fully. The result is a brooding, beautiful storm of sound that cements her as one of the most exciting experimental voices in indie music right now.

From the opening seconds, “Time Thief” makes it clear it’s not here to play it safe. Warped sounds and reimagined scapes weave into pulsating drums, building a sonic landscape that’s as unsettling as it is mesmerizing. A washing machine hums like an otherworldly bassline, guitars lurk like shadows in the corners, and at the center of it all, her vocals command attention. Delivered in a near-spoken cadence that brims with both restraint and power, her voice pulls you into the spiral she’s singing about—hypnotic, haunted, and unflinchingly raw.

The fingerprints of her influences such as Björk’s eccentric brilliance, Siouxsie’s gothic edge, the playful surrealism of Gorillaz are scattered across the track, but this isn’t homage. It’s reinvention. The sonic chaos feels deliberate and deeply considered, every layer adding to the central metaphor of time slipping through our fingers, every texture making the listener feel just as off-kilter as the lyrics suggest.

In our recent conversation with the artist, she described starting the song with nothing more than two riffs sketched at her kitchen table, slowly building it out into a kaleidoscopic piece of sound in the intimacy of her studio shed. That process, organic, exploratory, open to accidents, mirrors the restless energy of the track itself. She also hinted that the rest of the album will continue to push boundaries, weaving together heavy guitars, offbeat instrumentation, and bold storytelling to create something that refuses to be boxed in.

“Time Thief” is a thrilling statement of intent, the kind of song that doesn’t just demand to be heard but experienced. It’s equal parts anxiety and catharsis, chaos and beauty, vulnerability and strength. We’re pumped for more, but in the meantime, we urge everyone out there to take a moment and click those links below to listen, follow along, and to stay tuned for the latest. Enjoy!

Listen to “Time Thief”

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My Life As A Moth immerses the listener with haunting single, “Time Thief” - Interview