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.

The Fader has likened her work to Karen Dalton and NPR compared her to "an earthbound Joanna Newsom, Cadiz has a voice that grabs you within seconds." Her songs have been featured on “Nancy Drew" (CW), "Lucifer" (Netflix), "REBEL" (ABC), among others. She currently lives in Los Angeles.