Maisi delivers her latest single “try,” a slower and vulnerable track about self-sabotage, untapped potential and the quiet wish for someone you love to finally believe in themselves. The genre-blurring alt-pop artist, producer and DJ fuses electro-pop, indie-pop and hyperpop while taking cues from the likes of Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, MARINA and The 1975, pairing glossy, forward-thinking production with raw, introspective lyricism. Describing her sound as “existential angst pop,” Maisi captures the chaos, humour and anxiety of being in your twenties with music that is as self-aware and emotionally charged as it is danceable. The song connects with a generation more open about mental health than ever before, where phrases like “bed rotting” appear across social media and the struggle to keep moving feels deeply personal but universally shared. Inspired by people in her life who could be brilliant but hold themselves back, “try” serves as both an ode to lost potential and a plea to keep trying.
Maisi has had an exciting year on the live circuit, having already supported artists including Chinchilla, Michael Aldag, piri & tommy, and joining Mae Muller and Sophie and the Giants for upcoming dates. Quickly establishing herself as a standout presence on the London and UK live scene through dynamic performances at showcase nights like Abbie McCarthy’s Good Karma Club and Honour Morrison’s Good Vibes Only, she’s also the creator of The Cxnty School Disco, a chaotic, nostalgia-fuelled club night celebrating 2000s bangers, hyperpop and indie sleaze that has sold out every time and even took over a stage at Truck Festival. She’s throwing a Cxnty School Disco party on October 10th to celebrate the release of “try” and the ‘u could be something’ EP. Maisi’s music has helped her find an audience of 160,000 on TikTok with over 9 million likes and a combined following of over 180,000 across all social media platforms, with her collaboration with piri on “Head” taking over the internet last year, seeing over 40,000 TikTok creations and reaching number 1 in the TikTok charts.