# Sister. Collaborator CIAO MALZ Issues Her Debut EP ‘Safe Then Sorry’ December 6th

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/sister-collaborator-ciao-malz-issues-her-debut-ep-safe-then-sorry-december-6th/
- Published: 2024-11-15T12:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Sister. collaborator Malia DelaCruz issues her debut CIAO MALZ EP via Audio Antihero (Frog / Magana / Nosferatu D2 / Cloud)**

_“Drinking all the milk and missing all the three-pointers … Think about it still,
find new ways to disappoint her.” – _[**CIAO MALZ (**_**“Two Feet Tall”**_**)**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG8HqnSRnkg07laUofAN/O5341_7VL6xi)

_“Dreamy and smooth…I love the do-it-yourself approach and the introspective take
throughout.” _– [**UNHEARD GEMS**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGM0l56MA4yyJQBylGKt/s31fZNC4SUqC)

“_Occasionally my patience leaves the room  … Here comes that busted attitude.” –_
[**CIAO MALZ**_** (“Take Me Out of Here”)**_](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGZjfMkGWPHwV4nShrVP/476GLDYeiPed)

[⌊Ciao Malz⌉⌊Ciao Malz⌉[

Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist [**CIAO MALZ**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeFuabYGpaugRU2a8nhIt/EHMCW0HMPzYz)(**
Malia DelaCruz**) has announced her debut EP, _**‘Safe Then Sorry,’**_ will be released
via [**Audio Antihero Records**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG1S3h5mm4pvZrsslzt9/dr-Lu7TGwiSR)(**
Frog** /** Magana **/ **Nosferatu D2 **/** Cloud**) on December 6th. It will be 
preceded by the free/pay-what-you-want _**“Two Feet Tall”** _single on November 
15th. 

After relocating from Connecticut to New York, DelaCruz rented a studio space in
the Lower East Side. Here she began collaborating and performing with Brooklyn’s
acclaimed [**Sister.**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG8JVpujxEzPfhBckITP/rxgGxbyRVUvv)
trio, before she started self-releasing her own recordings under the CIAO MALZ name
in 2021. 

Her music first reached the non-binary-owned Audio Antihero label when she issued
a cover of [**Frog’s**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGFAxyjh8P8tlWUMib3f/tZIchezAIKav)_“_
[_You Know I’m Down_](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGM2Q7YeJZINrLn6gtdv/N5qLU2SC7ixS)_”_
sleeper hit in 2023. Impressed with demo material like _“_[_Your Winner_](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGStsGNbUjRrxB5qfCEB/2BJaol1Xn8nn),_”__“_
[_Always Be My Maybe_](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGZlKPCYftbM30OadUoR/RwOWdons4AYr)_,”_
and _“_[_Circumstancey_](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGgcmY1Vr3kq8phKbnOh/3HHd7l2j9YwF)_,”_
the label offered to work with her on this debut. 

On her most eclectic, complete, and unrestrained work to date, CIAO MALZ takes inspiration
from artists like **Elliott Smith, Jerry Jeff Walker**, and **Men I Trust** to combine
an honest introspection, that’s informed by her experience as a young woman of color,
with a layered sonic bounce.

This debut EP ranges from breakneck Indie Rock frustration (_“Two Feet Tall”_) to_‘
Frankenstein’_-referencing Alt. Country (_“Bad for the Bad Guy”_) and aching Dreamy
Folk Pop (_“Take Me Out of Here”_ / _“Gold Rush”_).

**Spotify Pre-Saves: [Single](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG1VNm0N53Skfj58dGVD/bhZZxo3uOBvF)
| [EP](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG8MpupKGDcElYNsbZ5T/Bv5hvLqQm1e7)**

[[

_“Safe Then Sorry is a rest stop on the path most traveled. I wrote the bulk of 
the EP after work, these stories and characters came to me subconsciously and asked
to be spoken into existence. These songs are about the unlikely connections we make,
how they’re simultaneously inexplicable and meaningful. I work through these contradictions
with unpredictable melodies, explosive choruses, and with the recording process 
itself. _

_“We did everything on the fly to capture as much raw emotion as could fit in the
four walls of the basement studio. I wanted the project to feel how it did when 
I was messing around on GarageBand on my first computer — unrestrained.“_ – [**Malia DelaCruz (CIAO MALZ)**](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGnSZeOAsjaugjOweSfv/ZSn6uxAQIy9n)

Genre: Indie / Indie Pop / Bedroom Pop / Indie Folk / Dream Pop / Alt. Country
FFO:**
Jordana / Girl in Red / MJ Lenderman / Slow Pulp / Indigo De Souza / Clairo**Influences:**
Frog / Men I Trust / Elliott Smith / Jerry Jeff Walker**

**Social Media:**
[Linktree](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGFEI3eHRNlirNgcZrfj/o3iT2pJd_v4w)
| [Instagram](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGM5kCTEcXvCxCzMYAFz/3fxT5pjmcJ-T)
| [Twitter/X](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGSxCLIBni4h32I6WSqF/YHdnV43T3BVK)
| [Facebook](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGZoeU78ysEB8raqUlQV/rhnlzzxphVGf)
| [Bandcamp](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGgg6cw6A2NfEgtaT40l/CoK6-SYTeiYW)
| [Spotify](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGnXYll3LCX9KWCKRMb1/D8A_Q8bMBEf1)
| [YouTube](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeGuP0ua0WMgdQLV4PfBH/-ZZSYKmWsPJT)
| [TikTok](https://ci4tx.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeFufafdi3Ncg7pNWabDz/uH-DF4K07v8W)

[⌊Audio Antihero⌉⌊Audio Antihero⌉[

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