untitled freak – 7 circles
untitled freak , the solo project of Laveda frontwoman Ali Genevich, releases their debut EP, 7 circles via Pleasure Tapes.
The minimal setup, bedroom recording project was sparked after recording Laveda’s most recent album, Love, Darla. On her debut EP, 7 circles, Genevich indulges in emotional immediacy, revealing themes of self-discovery, internal contradiction, and emotional sublimation. Unafraid to dive into the discomfort of insincerity, the romanticization of self-pity, and the low-lying angst of feeling at odds with yourself, the resulting music is an entity unto itself that sinks into its own sadness with cathartic clarity.
Genevich writes melody first, letting the vocal lines carve out emotional space long before the words themselves appear. The lyrics that follow lean into semi-unreal, instinctive phrasing—think the vulnerability of Grouper, but more legible and narrative-leaning—kept entirely from first passes with no rewrites or polishing. The vocals sit intimately close to the mic, recalling the immediacy of artists like sign crushes motorist, Sonic Youth, or Teethe. Breath and proximity become part of the emotional weight. It feels less like a performance than something overheard. As those spontaneous words settle, they reveal themes of self-discovery, internal contradiction, and emotional sublimation. It’s an unfiltered reflection of someone discovering what’s been inside them all along.
Captured through a minimal setup—a tiny Crate amp and a Beyerdynamic Soundstar MK-2—the recording took on a raw, intimate weirdness that immediately felt like a self-introduction. The name untitled freak stuck because it echoed the feeling of Genevich finally meeting a part of herself that had been waiting to emerge.
7 circles defines untitled freak not as a one-off project, but as an evolving body of work built on patience, intuition, and emotional precision.
Earlier this week untitled freak released the final single off the EP, “hammerhead shark.”
Where earlier singles felt like moments of release or awakening, “hammerhead shark” settles into something more lived-in: a song that unspools at its own pace rather than building toward any clear arrival point. The track embraces a different kind of vulnerability. Softer. More porous.
Built on a patient and meditative unfolding, the track sways instead of pushes. Its structure feels free-form, guided more by intuition than arrangement. Human in its looseness. Guitars meander with finger-picked patience while the rhythm section keeps a gentle, loping motion underneath. Nothing sounds hurried. Nothing sounds overly placed.
Ali shares, “‘hammerhead shark’ feels like the pinnacle of my stream of consciousness writing style. It’s partly a statement of what I value in relationships, and also a reflection of my immediate life.”
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