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Bailey Spinn is Completely Reborn on Sophomore Album death & devotion

by Deanna Villarreal

Bailey Spinn kicks off her sophomore album death & devotion with all the urgency of a bat out of
hell. No pulling punches, just a thunderous energy dialed up to 100.

For day one fans, this album marks a distinct new era for the rock songstress, with a noticeably
darker tone and much heavier sound than in her debut, loser. Tapping industry icons like
Sleeping With Sirens’ frontman Kellin Quinn and legendary producer Matt Squire, along with
features from Melrose Avenue, TX2, and The Funeral Portrait, Spinn creates a record that is at
once a love letter to the genre and a bold claim to her own spot within it.

With soaring vocals and haunting melodies, each track feels like a cathartic release of internal
baggage. It’s clear in the making of this album that she has unearthed a new sense of self.

Spinn bravely fights her way through the heartbreak, self-doubt, and toxic cycles to reemerge
triumphant and renewed. In the explosive track “critical,” she reflects on her breaking point:
“Took the knife out, now I’m startin’ to bleed / I’m the only reason why it’s pointin’ to me /
Draggin’ myself into misery / Save me from this hell.” Then in “silent anymore,” she transforms
years of silence and hurt into a fearless declaration of self-empowerment.

Through aggressive guitar riffs and pounding drums, her carefully crafted lyrics and crystalline
vocals shine and command attention through to the very last word. Even while accounting for
the intense and gritty production, each track remains irresistibly catchy, showing that even as
the singer matures into a new edge, her signature pop-punk instincts remain fully intact.

With the softer, candid final track “fear of going out,” she blows a kiss to the rearview mirror—a
nod and a wink to where she came from sonically. The project is true to the title; the album
signals a deep devotion to the craft and, ultimately, herself.