Bea Miller Releases Glam Grunge Visualizer for “cynical”
by Hannah Kozak / Cover Photo by Gina Manning/GIZELLA
Bea Miller returns with a new single and visualizer for her song “cynical.” The track, co-written with Cara Salimando (Allie X, Bülow, Dua Lipa, Hey Violet) and produced by Colin Brittain (Papa Roach, Dashboard Confessional, 5 Seconds of Summer), shows Miller’s growth as an artist while further launching her into the alternative space.
When asked about the song, Miller shared, “cynical has always been a word I’ve used to describe the way I view love and romance. When my last relationship ended, I felt like it had been destined to crash and burn. Because I was already prepared for that, it didn’t hurt me as much as it should’ve. I don’t think that’s great necessarily, but there was something oddly satisfying about being right.”
2023 has already been a transformative year for Miller. In early January, she announced the launch of her label Gauche Records (ADA Worldwide). She self-released her lonely bitch, which has 2.5 million streams to date, which has set the tone for what is next to come from the artist.
The cynical visualizer is the second installment of BEA MILLER’S CABINET, the artist’s twelve part visual compendium. The video was brought to life by Gina Manning/GIZELLA (Robert Pattinson, Teen Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, Bose, GQ), Miller’s creative partner. The video explores monotony, where glamorous Miller channels Marilyn Monroe. Regarding the video, Miller says, “in the video for cynical, we wanted to showcase monotony I’ve felt in relationships by essentially filming the same shot over and over again, with varying emotions.”
About Bea Miller
Bea Miller crafts brutally honest pop-rock songs that pack the raw punch of a live rock show. Miller’s first offering since her 2020 EP elated!, “lonely bitch” is the song she has been striving to make for a decade. Fueled by guitar, drums and an epiphany, Miller sings, “I hate that I don’t hate when you’re around / ‘Cause I’m a lonely bitch / You made me glitch, so what am I now?” The infectious single is the culmination of a composed rebellion, a brave coming-of-age, from starting her career at age 13 to fighting to find her voice at 23. “It’s really important that when my fans hear my music, and if they relate to it, that they're actually relating to me as a person and not a persona,” she says. And coming into her own couldn’t be rushed. Growing up in Maplewood, New Jersey, Miller’s mother—a former vinyl DJ—exposed her to thousands of records, but attending a Paramore concert at 12 years old took it to another level: “Watching Hayley Williams, it felt transcendent. I was just like, I wanna be able to do this. I wanna be able to connect with people the way that they do.” After going independent in early 2022, Miller recommitted to that goal, developing bonds with producer Colin Brittain and co-writer Cara Salimando, and “lonely bitch” jumpstarts her most emotional, purest era yet. “I can be the person that I am and the artist that I always saw myself becoming, and I feel excited again,” Miller says. “Honestly, it's not even that I'm hoping my fans can see that — they will.”
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