{"id":46291,"date":"2026-04-10T23:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=46291"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:14:56","slug":"soundwaves-hollywood-records-announces-the-release-of-pop-singer-songwriter-kenzies-new-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=46291","title":{"rendered":"Soundwaves: Hollywood Records Announces the Release of Pop Singer-Songwriter kenzie’s New EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Singer and songwriter kenzie released \"\"<\/a>her new 5-song EP notes from the in between today, along with five corresponding videos.<\/p>\n

notes from the in between captures kenzie a moment of personal transition, sitting in the space between adolescence and adulthood, certainty and confusion, closure and unanswered questions. Written during a period of emotional and life shifting change, the EP explores themes of loss, attraction, self-doubt, and reflection with unfiltered honesty.<\/p>\n

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\u201cnotes from the in between is a collection of songs written from a place of transition. It lives in the space between who I was and who I\u2019m becoming, before clarity, before answers, before certainty,\u201d says kenzie.<\/p>\n

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The EP features focus track \u201csophie,\u201d previously released singles, \u201cmutual destruction\u201d and \u201cwhere do we go\u201d and two additional songs that move fluidly between playful and heavy moments. Rather than offering neat resolution, the project embraces uncertainty and reflects how life often feels in moments of transformation.<\/p>\n

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Link to Music Videos to All 5 Songs. HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Track List<\/p>\n

kleptomaniac<\/p>\n

Written by Mackenzie Ziegler, Jay Mooncie, Sophie Alexandra Tweed\u2011Simmons, Max Margolis<\/p>\n

Produced by J Moon and Max Margolis<\/p>\n

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  1. sophie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Written by Mackenzie Ziegler, Jay Mooncie, Sophie Alexandra Tweed\u2011Simmons<\/p>\n

    Produced by J Moon<\/p>\n

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    1. mutual destruction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Written by Mackenzie Ziegler, Juan Ariza, Sophie Alexandra Tweed\u2011Simmons, Paris Carney<\/p>\n

      Produced by Juan Ariza<\/p>\n

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      1. time machine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Written by Mackenzie Ziegler, Tony Ferrari, Joseph Tilley<\/p>\n

        Produced by Joseph Tilley<\/p>\n

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        1. where do we go<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Written by Mackenzie Ziegler, Ellen Mary Murphy, Elizabeth Jane Murphy<\/p>\n

          Produced by Lenii and Juan Ariza<\/p>\n

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          Artist Statement<\/p>\n

          \u201cI wrote this ep during a period of breakups, not just romantic ones, but friendships too. It was a time where everything I thought was stable started shifting. I was 21, and suddenly I felt the weight of adulthood in a way I hadn\u2019t before. There\u2019s this moment when you realize you can\u2019t go back to being a kid, but you also don\u2019t feel ready to be fully grown. That tension is what runs through every song.<\/p>\n

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          I\u2019ve spent a lot of my life being perceived a certain way, and this project was about stepping away from that pressure. I didn\u2019t want to write songs that wrapped things up neatly. I wanted to sit inside the confusion \u2014 the missing pieces, the self\u2011doubt, the questions that don\u2019t resolve. Some songs feel playful, some feel heavy, some feel uncomfortable. That\u2019s intentional. That\u2019s how life actually feels.<\/p>\n

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          Time machine is about missing childhood and wishing life felt simpler, even though I know I wouldn\u2019t trade my experiences. Kleptomaniac and mutual destruction live in moral grey areas \u2014 attraction, self\u2011sabotage, wanting something you know you shouldn\u2019t. where do we go asks the question I think about constantly: what happens after we die, and does love still matter if we don\u2019t end up together in the end?<\/p>\n

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          I don\u2019t have answers. This ep isn\u2019t about conclusions \u2014 it\u2019s about honesty. It\u2019s about allowing yourself to be in between phases without rushing to define them. If there\u2019s one thing I hope people feel when they listen, it\u2019s that they\u2019re not alone in that uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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          About kenzie<\/p>\n

          Confessional and captivating, kenzie\u2019s left-of-center pop contains the kind of lived-in detail that immediately stirs up massive emotion. Whether she\u2019s reflecting on a recent heartache or opening up about common struggles like anxiety, the 21-year-old singer\/songwriter infuses every song with immense sensitivity, along with the same disarmingly genuine presence that\u2019s earned her a major social media following. But as the Los Angeles-based artist reveals, gaining the courage to speak her truth took years of self-discovery and quietly building up confidence.<\/p>\n

          \u201cWhen I was younger, I\u2019d go into songwriting sessions and feel like my opinions didn\u2019t matter, even though I was the artist,\u201d says kenzie, \u201cbut at the same time I was also writing songs alone in my bedroom, and it felt so therapeutic to get my feelings out. Finally, I decided I wanted to start putting out music I\u2019d written myself\u2014I had a feeling that people could relate to what I was talking about in my songs, and maybe it would help them in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n

          Signed to Hollywood Records, kenzie matches her unguarded introspection with a moody and mesmerizing sound that endlessly spotlights her spellbinding vocal work\u2014an element she first began honing as a little girl in Pittsburgh. \u201cMy mom put me in voice lessons when I was six because I was constantly singing around the house,\u201d says kenzie, who also started dancing at age the young age of two. \u201cOnce I learned how to sing, I ended up falling in love with music.\u201d Soon after moving to L.A. at age 11, she began collaborating with hitmaking co-writers and producers, releasing an album in 2018. But it wasn\u2019t until the depths of quarantine that she started to write songs that truly represented her as an artist.<\/p>\n

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          In 2024, she debuted her first album under Hollywood Records, biting my tongue. Off the album\u2019s release, kenzie shared, \u201c\u200b\u200bbiting my tongue is about not allowing myself to be a people pleaser anymore and tolerating others behavior. It\u2019s a time in my life where I found my voice and put it into my life and my craft.\u201d The album included the focus track, \u201cthe me i was\u201d which was written by Rosemarie Tan, GRAMMY\u00ae and Oscar\u00ae award winning D\u2019Mile, Dan Henig, Mackenzie Ziegler and produced by Dernst \u201cD\u2019Mile\u201d Emile II.<\/p>\n

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          2025 saw the release of singles leading up to her new 2026 EP notes from the in between.<\/p>\n

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          FOLLOW KENZIE:<\/p>\n

          TikTok<\/a>  Instagram<\/a>  YouTube<\/a>  Twitter<\/a> Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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