Toria Rainey spins heartache into sparkling indie pop with “Bicycle Boy”

Toria Rainey, Los Angeles, CA, is back, and she's transforming pain into playfulness with her shimmering new single, "Bicycle Boy." On first listen, "Bicycle Boy" sparkles like a sunlit summer afternoon, overflowing with bright hooks and inventive indie-pop flourishes. But beneath the triumphant, convivial melodies, there's a story of bitterness, frustration, and self-reflection, Rainey's writerly approach to turning personal struggle into art. Drawing on the most difficult moment of her life, the song delves into what happens when you lose all free and independent thought.

Rainey muses, particularly when you can disguise it in unanticipated bursts of creative indie pop. The song pulls off a rare feat, transforming the bitterness of lost control into something addictive, almost celebratory, without undermining the emotional gravity at its core. It is the type of track that invites dancing as much as thinking.

Her upcoming EP, "Muscle Memories," digs even deeper into questions of autonomy in relationships, with others and with oneself, offering a complex, intimate investigation of personal boundaries, self-ownership, and the messy beauty of human connection.

Toria Rainey offers a tour of her world in"Bicycle Boy," bright, effervescent sounds abutting the raw honesty of lived experience. Indie pop that doesn't dance around the tough stuff, but that still has you tapping your feet, smiling even, and possibly feeling a touch more empowered.