Maddie Regent – Schoolbags

Today, indie-pop singer and songwriter Maddie Regent returns with her new single, “Schoolbags.”

Guided by ethereal vocals and atmospheric production, “Schoolbags” is a somber meditation on the loss of childhood innocence. Framed around the image of children boarding a school bus with clear backpacks, the song mourns a world where childhood no longer feels as carefree as it once did.

“I didn’t want to write an angry song, so I wrote it from a place of grief,” Regent shares. “I grieve my whimsical childhood knowing I might never be able to give that to my own kids.”

Born and raised in Toronto and now based in Los Angeles, Maddie Regent crafts immersive songs where romance, anxiety, fantasy, and heartbreak collide. Drawing from a childhood spent staging elaborate plays for her family and escaping into fictional worlds, she channels her vivid imagination into expansive, narrative-driven songwriting that romanticizes the intensity of being alive.

Regent began writing songs at 12 years old, though music only became a serious pursuit during college when she started collaborating with other writers and producers. Since making her debut in 2021, she has released two EPs, MISS REGENT and Girl of Your Dreams, as well as her 2025 debut full-length album, On the phone with my mom.

“Schoolbags” follows the release of “See me,” which introduced a brand new era of music from Maddie Regent with songwriting that feels more honest, cinematic, and emotionally fearless than ever before.

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