A raw, witty debut that blends grunge-tinged confession with sharp commentary on identity and self-image
She is nothing if not refreshingly direct, creating music that feels both evocatively raw and painfully shallow—qualities that have already generated critical buzz. The Greek singer-songwriter’s breakthrough of 2024 is the 90s-influenced debut album There, I Said It, where she explores themes of identity, artistic expression, and human connection, with a firm grasp on her own emotional failings, sounding both soft and fierce.
The self-taught singer-songwriter began sharing her music while busking in the streets of London, after dropping out of her studies at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Patras and later studying filmmaking in Thessaloniki. Her artistic path eventually led her back to Greece, where she started crafting her own sonic universe.
Evangelia, as her first name goes, introduced the bones of her sound, which generally revolve around dark-hued indie rock and grunge, bringing to mind Arctic Monkeys, King Isis, and a vocal delivery that balances intelligence and sass. Like an urban magpie weaving bits of DIY aesthetics into her nest, her artful alternative pop-rock comes from a contemporary place, and her songs tackle an overly commercialized industry that steadily builds itself around the trickiest concept of all: self-image. Bipolia confronts it with wittiness and humor.
Photo credits: Veego Records
