Interview by Kris Peters
Rising rock force Bailey Spinn is casting a spell with her hypnotic new single, “Voodoo,” out Friday, May 15. Dark, addictive, and laced with attitude, the track leans into a moody rock soundscape built on pulsing production, gritty guitars, and Bailey’s signature bite.
Co-written and produced by Jon Lundin (FEVER 333, State Champs, Senses Fail), “voodoo” captures the intoxicating push-and-pull of parasocial relationships. With its haunting atmosphere and cathartic chorus, the track feels tailor-made for late-night drives and scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs moments alike.
“Voodoo” follows Bailey’s biting anti-Valentine’s Day anthem “Homicide,” along with standout singles “Critical” and “Fear Of Going Out,” which earned praise in the press and showed the artist venturing into heavier sonic territory.
Artists such as Bailey Spinn are pivotal in bridging the divide many younger listeners find between pop music and the heavier elements, with their deviations into heavier landscapes lessening the blow felt by some growing musical tastebuds when it comes to rock and metal. Bailey is perhaps at the forefront of the current transition, mixing pop, punk, rock and attitude into an easily digestable sonic experience that acts as an ideal stepping stone between a plethora of genres.
HEAVY sat down with Bailey to discuss her new single Voodoo and her shift into heavier territory.
"I definitely like to do a little bit of metalcore," she smiled. "I like to get as close to a metal song as I can, but I also don't know how to scream so I love to teeter on the line of how far can I go without screaming (laughs). There's a really heavier, breakdown bit - as I love to do - and I really wanted to do something dark and a little bit scary. A lot of my imagery for the song was haunted and a bit scary, kind of based around a voodoo doll."
Voodoo continues Bailey's recent flirtation with heavier music, leading HEAVY to ask if it is a conscious shift towards such elements, orif it has been more of a natural progression.
"I think it definitely was a conscious shift," she nodded. "I had tried to put some heavier songs on the past album and they didn't really feel like a good fit at the time. When I was writing the new stuff, I kept trying to do pop rock and it just wasn't sitting with me as much as it used to. I had been really diving into listening to heavier music and going to a lot of heavier festivals myself, and what I was inspired by was very different from what I started out being inspired by. Avril Lavigne and Paramore moved to (bands like) Bring Me the Horizon and Pierce the Veil and Motionless In White and started veering more heavy than poppy. So I decided I wanted to try heavier and I loved it. The first song, I just felt right when I did it. I was like, I think this is the right step for me."
In the full interview Bailey discusses Voodoo in greater detail as well as her gradual shift into heavier music. She describes her influences and how they have impacted her music, including the use of breakdowns in her songs.
Bailey addresses the potential for younger, existing fans to be confused at her shifting between genres, as well as the importance of staying true to yourself and inviting listeners to experience such changes with you. She discussed her new album and how the three singles released so far reflect the overall sonic structure of the album, as well as the personal nature of her lyrics and how they connect with her fanbase.
Her transition from TikTok personality into cover songs and ultimately original music was discussed, including different demands each platform can create and more.
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