New Music & Video Release - Crystal unveils 'Another Life' - 26th June 2025
Credit: Sarah Ryland
Artist Name - Crystal
Release Name - Another Life
Release Date - 26th June 2025
Genre - Pop Music, Electro-Pop, Alt-Pop
Label - CRYSTAL
After making her mark in 2025 with a debut performance at Rhythm and Vines and being hand picked for Live Nation’s ‘Ones To Watch’, CRYSTAL is back with her first new music in two years - the electro-pop, power anthem, ‘Another Life’.
With a knack for writing candid and insightful lyrics, which take the listener on a rollercoaster of a ride through the ups and downs of youth, CRYSTAL blends pop, electronic and indie to create a sound and style that’s all her own.
This shines through stronger than ever on ‘Another Life’ - her first new single since 2023’s EP, DEAD ENDS.
‘Another Life’ reflects CRYSTAL’s love for mixing genres and “making music, which feels bigger than my own life”. It is a vulnerable and honest account of the trials and tribulations of chasing a dream.
“I was working full time at a coffee shop and pursuing music in my spare time when I wrote ‘Another Life’. Being so focused and hyper-fixated on music and working, I didn’t realise my friendships and overall mental health were suffering,” she says.
“It’s about escaping reality and dreaming up a world where you have things your way and more time for loved ones and little joys.”
CRYSTAL co-wrote ‘Another Life’ with New Zealand producer Joel Jones (Balu Brigada, Will Swinton). The pair co-produced the track with up-and-coming producer rede (MELODOWNZ).
The visualiser was made by CRYSTAL and her best friend, Myles Knowles, with CRYSTAL herself creating the artwork for the single.
‘Another Life’ marks a new chapter for CRYSTAL, as she prepares to reveal new music in the year ahead. And as with all that she’s released leading to this point, including her 2022 pop banger Expectations Suck!’ and the darker alt-pop of 2020’s ‘The Chase’, CRYSTAL’s new music provides a candid snapshot of navigating life in your 20s and in her own words “giving a voice to the mundane and inner thoughts, which consume me.”
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Credit: Sarah Ryland
Hailing from Wellington and now based in Auckland, CRYSTAL brings introspective lyricism to the forefront in a blend of pop, electronic and indie. Having always been drawn to music and anything creative, she started her music project in 2019 playing notable festivals CubaDupa and Newtown Festival before having released any music online. By 2024, the talented artist and producer was performing at one of Aotearoa’s largest festivals, Rhythm and Vines. She was also handpicked to perform at Live Nation’s ‘Ones To Watch’ showcase and featured in Rolling Stone AU/NZ as one of Aotearoa’s ‘up and comers’. CRYSTAL has opened for the likes of Somber Hills and Frankie Venter.