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WALLICE Dazzles With Debut Single ‘Punching Bag’

Los Angeles newcomer Wallice explores the theme of an unrequited friendship in her lo-fi indie gem Punching Bag.

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22-year-old Wallice sets the stage with a candid take on the all-too-familiar feeling of missing someone once close to your heart. Nostalgic yet breezy, her debut single Punching Bag marries the energy and drive of indie music with pop subtleties in a way that makes it a truly irresistible and intoxicating cut. With a lo-fi glow emanating from every chord and every note, Wallice’s distinct vocals create an aura of melodic bliss, backed by the electric guitar that adds a tinge of sharpness and urgency to the dreamy melodies. Oozing with pure charm and honesty, Wallice opens us about her personal experiences in a self-deprecating manner, effortlessly translating ‘intimate’ into ‘relatable’.

Speaking on the new track, Wallice shares:

‘Punching Bag’ started with me seeing the address of an old friend pop up in my Google maps as a suggested destination, but we weren’t talking at the time so it just made me feel weird. I wanted to be able to just go to their house and hang out with them but that wasn’t an option anymore. Around the same time I had another friend get a girlfriend and completely stop talking to me. I realized that there is such a correlation between strained friendships and romantic relationships that most people have probably felt. There’s such a strange absence of someone who used to be such a big part of your life. I made it with the thought of the protagonist (me, cause I am the one singing) being so dramatic and manipulative to do anything to see this other person, but in a completely relatable and valid way. “Left my Hydroflask in the back of your car” was a line that we thought was so silly and an obvious (perhaps pathetic) excuse to just see someone again.