Sophie Truax is the kind of artist who, when faced with a bad Tinder date, builds a puppet of them and writes a song about it. A Seattle-born, self-taught multi-instrumentalist and lifelong crafter, Sophie fuses music, handmade puppets, and razor-sharp comedy into a tiny felt universe that’s entirely her own - a world where the rolly backpack kids win, the weird girls get the encore, and every uncomfortable feeling gets purged by making things with your hands. Behind the playfulness of Sophie’s exterior is a deceptively sharp creative practice and deep exploration of self. The audience that found her didn’t hit ‘follow’ because she chased a trend, but because her vulnerability and uniqueness is a breath of fresh air in the cluttered and exhausting timeline we all know too well. The puppets aren't the bit - they’re parts of Sophie. Representations of the parts of yourself most people shove into a box in the corner of their minds and never have the courage to stare at in the face. Sophie shows others not only to explore your inner world deeply, but to show it compassion and care. Through example, she accepts all the wonky parts of herself through humour and felt. Sophie’s EP “Can’t Split a Worm” pushes deeper, using the same disarming whimsy to crack open the hardest parts of being a person - heartbreak, self-doubt, the quiet shame of being a little too much or not enough for the room. It's pop music as a mission of un-embarrassment, acceptance of every version of you. The title itself is self-aware. We can’t have good without bad, pretty without ugly, a version of yourself you like without a version you don’t. You can’t split a worm. (contrary to popular belief, the worm just dies.)

Sasha Cee is a Calgary-raised, LA-based singer-songwriter and producer. Songwriting since she could hold a pencil, she fell in love with telling stories through music and hasn’t looked back since moving to Boston at 18 to attend Berklee College of Music. Lyric-heavy, conversational, and full of whimsical touches, her sound is an eccentric blend of indie and alternative pop defined by emotional storytelling. Beneath the wordplay, sarcasm, and quirkiness lies depth and introspection that captures the complexities of modern existence.