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““With twangy guitars and gut-punch melodies charting the emotional coordinates of impulse and desire, Alycia Lang’s Mtn Laurel Recording Co. debut has arrived just in time for the current country moment.” ”
“Exuding vulnerability and instrumental prowess, Alycia Lang is not just another singer- she’s the soft, plush pillow that we want to come home to and lay our heads on every night.
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“ Complex lyrical themes take centre stage – thanks in no small part to her crystal clear vocal delivery.”
“MakeShift is the beautiful undoing of one identity, in order to make way for something new. It traces the destruction of balance with an eloquent respect to the power and importance not only of chaos, but also of growth and rebuilding. Stream Alycia Lang’s MakeShift... and bask in the glow of intimate renewal.”
“The breezy blend of indie folk and pop finds Lang weaving her irresistible vocals atop an understated but rich sonic landscape making for an immediately infectious listen.”
““Lang is truly the embodiment of the proverbial breath of fresh air”
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“Her capacious voice fills the track, darting in and out between the finger-picked chords and scratchy feedback, making for a haunting, introspective listen”
““Captures my full attention... Sparse, enchanting, earthly, sincere folk-rock””
There's a particular kind of songwriter who resists easy categorization not because they're being coy, but because they simply can't help it. Alycia Lang is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist who has spent the better part of a decade writing songs that slip between genres the way light moves through a prism.
Her 2024 debut full-length, Speak The Word To Hear The Sound, announced her as a singular voice in an increasingly crowded landscape (though industry veterans might recognize her from a decade of touring in prominent indie rock bands). The credits on the record, too, speak to the reach of her community featuring production and performance credits from industry standouts like Jenn Wasner (Flock Of Dimes, Bon Iver), Damien Rice, and Adrian Olsen (Lucy Dacus, Buck Meek). Intimate and wide-ranging, the album tells the stories of life's transitions and revelations that accumulate into a life lived honestly. The range on the record is a statement in itself. From hard-hitting, tongue-in-cheek rock songs channel feminine rage with precision and wit like ‘My Kind,’ to meandering folk songs like ‘Slow Fade,’ which wind through memories of childhood homes with the kind of detail that makes a stranger's story feel like your own.
Singles "Bad Luck Bad Habit" and "My Kind," released through Mtn Laurel Recording Co, earned immediate critical acclaim and significant playlist placement — including the cover slot on Spotify's Fresh Finds Folk for over a month and featured spots across editorial playlists and ‘best-of’ lists industry-wide.
Over the course of her career, she as built an impressive resume and involvement with scenes from Durham NC to New York to the Bay Area, traveling globe as a member of several touring bands, most recently on vocals and guitar for Samia. Road-tested, she has developed the kind of rapport with audiences that only comes from logging the miles; the same skill that put her on stages like NPR's Tiny Desk, Colbert and Red Rocks.
Now back in her home state of California, Lang has planted herself in the Northeast Los Angeles folk scene — a community defined by its commitment to craft, literary sensibility, and willingness to take pop melody seriously without sacrificing the soul of a song. In that company, Lang is both a peer and a standout: a writer's writer who also knows how to plant an earworm.
Her 2026 releases mark a deliberate and joyful evolution. Where earlier work lived firmly in folk and indie rock, these new tracks reach toward hook-driven melodies and production you can move to— a light-hearted exuberance that still carries her signature emotional intelligence underneath. Lead single "Soft Sign" is an early indicator: bright and propulsive, with a melodic openness that invites and rewards repeat listens. Her summer 2026 releases mark a joyful evolution: brighter, more danceable, and more unabashedly catchy than ever, but always grounded in the craft and emotional honesty her fans know her for.
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