Mallrat returns, and she's packing sparks. The Australian glitch-pop queen is back with her hypnotic new single, "Ray of Light," a shimmering, high-voltage anthem reflecting and refracting the duality of divine intuition vs. unfettered creativity. After releasing her critically acclaimed 2022 album Butterfly Blue, this latest single is a fearless reminder of why Mallrat's artistic POV is in a league of its own.
With thumping beats, warped synth textures, and electrifying vocal performance, "Ray of Light" doesn't merely shimmer. It soars. Mallrat embraces the more experimental edges of electro-pop, creating a song that suddenly feels both ethereal and grounded, celestial and chaotic. It's the kind of anthem that can leave you feeling invulnerable for three and a half minutes, a certainty that you, too, might be directed on high.
In a press statement about "Ray of Light" genesis, Mallrat gives a sense of her world: "I feel like I'm often being drawn in certain directions by invisible forces. I secretly suspect it is the work of heavenly angels, and I sometimes feel like an alien for this unexplainable knowledge. I think these thoughts are, at worst, grounds for me to be admitted to the psych ward and, at best, an embarrassing cocktail of narcissism and delusion."
That keen and a little rabid self-awareness makes "Ray of Light" distinctive. It is about the thrill of believing in something greater than yourself, even when it seems absurd. Those who love Mallrat's key blend of dreamy earnestness and edgy play will be hitting repeat.