At 22, Sabina Beyli is already writing the kind of songs that feel lived-in and honest. Her latest single, “Bad Habits,” released in late October, doesn’t dance around its subject matter. It’s about falling back into the same destructive patterns you swore you’d leave behind, that cycle of self-sabotage most of us know too well but rarely talk about.
Produced by Mike Midura and co-written with Kate J. Brink, the track started from a restless instrumental that matched the chaos Sabina was feeling. The result pulls from the brooding intensity of Evanescence and Deftones while keeping things grounded in alt-pop-rock territory that fans of Paramore and Maggie Lindemann will recognize. Publications like Parade Magazine and Refinery29 have been paying attention, and it’s not hard to see why.
Dramatic is the keyword that first came to mind. With string layers and glitch drum fills and distorted guitars driving the chorus, this feels like an Avril Lavigne song in the best way possible. Sabina Beyli‘s vocal performance is full of power when needed and vulnerability when needed. It’s a nuanced performance that just makes the song, because such a loaded subject of self-destructive cycles absolutely requires that kind of care, attention, and artistic integrity.
“Bad Habits” works because Beyli isn’t trying to make the mess pretty or tie everything up with a neat conclusion. The song sits in that uncomfortable space where you know what you’re doing is wrong, but you do it anyway, and there’s something cathartic about hearing someone else admit to that. The production gives her vocals room to shift between fragile and forceful without feeling overdone. With two more singles coming in early 2026, it’s clear Sabina Beyli is building something consistent here. If you’re drawn to alternative pop-rock that doesn’t sugarcoat the harder parts of being human, this will be right up your alley.
