Hailing from San Francisco, Hana Freed crafts electronic indie pop under the moniker Tricky FM, a project she cheekily refers to as an “emotional computer core.” Her upcoming record, Twin Star Fantasy, is set for release this fall, and the new single “Sugar In My Drink” makes a strong case for giving her work your attention. The track fuses hazy synth textures with brisk breakbeats and airy, almost spectral vocals, landing somewhere between an intimate close-up and a cool, adrenaline-like jolt—reminiscent of early Grimes but with a wintry tilt that suits a tall glass of ice water while the country swelters.
Where Freed’s previous album Peace, Love, Unity, Rave delivered a sharp critique of misogyny in the music world with a pointed, combative energy, Twin Star Fantasy is described as a calmer, more contemplative venture that seeks wonder in the everyday. That shift feels fitting; “Sugar In My Drink” lands like a supernatural event breaking out on the most ordinary of days. Listen below.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Gridlock”
02 “Apartment”
03 “Sugar In My Drink”
04 “Cut The Check”
05 “Thread To Pull”
06 “Bully”
07 “Gridlock (Reprise)”
08 “Feather”
09 “Twin Star Fantasy”
Twin Star Fantasy is out 9/29 on Cherub Dream. Pre-order it here.
