London-raised, Swedish-born singer-songwriter My Life As A Moth dropped “Time Thief” back in September as the first single from her upcoming album The Parade Of The Starlet & The Broken Hearted. The track digs into how anxiety warps your sense of time, that feeling of existing in one timeline while grieving another reality where you could be thriving. She calls it a “time thief,” and the concept translates directly into the music.
Produced and arranged by Keir Adamson and Ellie Mason, the track started from two guitar riffs written at her kitchen table. From there, it expanded into sonic experimentation that included turning a washing machine into an instrument, alongside warped dial-up tones and reimagined everyday sounds. Drawing from Björk, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Gorillaz, My Life As A Moth‘s work has caught attention from BBC Radio Wales and Absolute Radio.
The music here doesn’t try to be catchy. It doesn’t need to. It captures your undivided attention because it’s hypnotic, not because it’s repetitive, but because it’s spiraling. A continuous downward spiral like the marching of time itself. You can’t help but follow those two guitar riffs down the rabbit hole as the distinct vocal delivery of My Life As A Moth reveals an intimate view of her world and subliminally invites you to become a part of it.
“Time Thief” is a surprising and incredibly intriguing piece of music. My Life As A Moth‘s vocal delivery has that sharp, distinctive quality that cuts through the experimental production, and the sonic choices serve the theme rather than just being weird for the sake of it. If you’re drawn to alternative music that takes risks and actually pulls them off, this is worth your time.
