Malena Cadiz is a lady of the canyon waylaid at a suburban strip mall, acutely aware of how romance shines through even in the moments of grit and desolation.  There’s something Didion-esque about Cadiz’s storytelling as she crafts deeply personal vignettes that reveal greater narratives about the world we live in.  The 10 songs on her 3rd full length album,  Hellbent & Moonbound are full of wit and vulnerability, capturing the strange beauty and humor of day to day life.

Growing up a second-generation Filipino-American, Cadiz bounced between living in the suburbs of Michigan with her mother and bustling Singapore with her father. “I always felt rootless, not quite belonging to either place.” This longing for home and search for center rests at the heart of Cadiz’s work.

American Songwriter has likened her to early Emmylou or Bob Dylan and NPR compared her to "an earthbound Joanna Newsom, Cadiz has a voice that grabs you within seconds." Cadiz has released 3 albums to date and toured the U.S and Europe. Her songs have been featured on  "Nancy Drew" (CW), "Lucifer" (Netflix), "REBEL" (ABC) and “BULL” (CBS). Her work has also been praised by The Fader, PASTE, Vogue.com, Stereogum and Consequence of Sound. Her new record, Hellbent & Moonbound will be out in Oct. 2023. She currently lives in Los Angeles.