Bo Milli is an essential new voice in music with a predisposition to self-criticize and a talent for turning that into art. The super-smart environmentalist writes hook after hook through her diaristic lyrics as she navigates her inner conflict. And indeed, in putting her own life into words, she has unknowingly narrated our collective existential angst. “Writing music is an emotional outlet, but it’s also a puzzle,” she says, reflecting on her craft.

“Sentences come to me, and I try to make the pieces fit together. And if, just for a moment, my music is a good thing in someone’s life, then I will take any opportunity to play it.”