L.A-Based Multi-Hyphenate Mal Returns with Latest Singles, “Fallen Friend” and “Oven”

Mal’s style has been steadily developing over the last year, with the previous single ‘Oven’ infusing this soft, poetic sound with trip-hop-inspired embellishments, a move I adore. ‘Oven’ is a direct continuation of Mal's groundwork with the last EP, but it expands their sonic palette into a much more avant-garde and intriguing direction. The layering of vocals, with subsequent tracks getting the slightest bit more delayed, accompany this warping and bending wall of background sound to create something beyond psychedelic.