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News and updates about Anji Bee’s various musical activities, collaborations, and releases.

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Dissociate Single & Video Out Now

“Dissociate” finds Ryan and Anji Lum venturing into much darker sonic territory than previous cut “No Reply.” Driven by sparse, hypnotic beats and Ryan’s shimmering guitar, the song creates an intimate atmosphere where Anji’s fragile, whispering vocals can unspool without resistance. It’s a track built for candle-lit solitude, noise-canceling headphones in urban chaos, and the playlists that keep you from crashing out entirely. Fans of “Noumenon” (2024) and “Gray” (2026) will find “Dissociate” pushing even further into that restless, interior space.

Sireniel Podcast said that “Dissociate” is “more than a song: a small inner refuge, a half-remembered dream, an invitation to find peace in the silence of the night.“

Music blog I Die: You Die called “Dissociate”: “A historical piece,” noting, “The lush production, sweet and understated delivery and chill groove are all things that have defined the band’s output.“

Stream “Dissociate” from the Bandcamp player below, where you can also purchase a download, or add it to your streaming playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL or YouTube Music.

Anji created a mesmerizing visualizer video featuring her lyrics alongside Ryan’s evocative photography from the cover art she designed, forming a cohesive whole that draws you deeper into the psychological state at the heart of this genre-blending song. Watch it on the YouTube player below.

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“No Reply” Single & Music Video Out

New single “No Reply” finds Ryan and Anji Lum returning to the soulful, late-night side of their sound, blending chillout textures with dream pop atmosphere, warm female vocals, and a laid-back groove. Built around haunting piano, acoustic and electric guitar, shimmering electric layers, and subtle string machine textures, the song explores the quiet anxiety of modern communication breakdown. More upbeat than recent singles “Secrets” or “Gray,” it’s closer in spirit to 2024’s “Not Myself,” with a retro vocal downtempo feel.

Stream “No Reply” from the Bandcamp player below, where you can also purchase a download, or add it to your streaming playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL or YouTube Music.

Filmed along the remote, rocky coastline of Catalina Island, the music video features Anji’s lyrics unfolding over point-of-view hiking footage and wide cinematic shots of natural beauty shot by the duo, mirroring the song’s theme of isolation and missed communications, and echoing the refrain: “No answer, no reply.” Watch it on YouTube in the player below:

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Echoes CD of the Month: Falling You ‘Metanoia’

Echoes Radio host John Diliberto has chosen Falling You’s new album, Metanoia, as the CD of the Month for March 2026. Not only will it be featured on the nationally syndicated program tomorrow night (Monday 3/2/26), but there is also a lovely review posted on the site.

Echoes March CD of the Month: ‘Metanoia’ by Falling You. Brush up on your Greek mythology when we journey from the ancient to the future with Falling You’s deliriously beautiful and poignant remaking of ancient, archetypal myths as searing dream pop.

Of the track that Ryan and Anji Lum contributed lyrics, vocals, instruments, and production to, Diliberto said:

The album ends with the third epic track, “Philomena,” named for the Christian martyr. It’s a tale which illustrates that Catholics could match Greek and Roman mythological legends in fantastical tales. Vocalist Anji Lum turns it into a fable of strength over adversity with Ryan Lum dropping-in ambient guitar textures and reverberant, blues-laced accents. It’s a track that ends the album as strong as it began.

The Lums also contributed mixing and production to the vocals of Dru Allen on “Alcyone,” of which he said:

“Alcyone” taps Zorko’s love of the Cocteau Twins, with an insistent drum grove and flanged guitar strums. But he reaches for a different dynamic, going free as Dru Allen’s vocals are cast in deep delay and reverb for the chorus, and scattered like raging waves in the song’s climax. She wraps her imperious voice around the story of Alcyone and Ceyx, who angered Zeus, who then killed Ceyx. Alcyone commits suicide, but the gods turn her and Ceyx into birds to live on in love. The way Zorko and his singers turn these mythological tales into thoroughly contemporary songs is a wonder.

Be sure to read the full article on Echoes, which also includes an embed of “Philomena” for readers to hear. Thank you to John Diliberto for the feature and to John Zorko for the opportunity to collaborate. 

You can pick up a copy of Metanoia by Falling You on CD now on Bandcamp, or just grab a digital download.

Echoes previously created a Falling You special feature including an interview with creator John Zorko and vocalist, Danielle Colbeck –alongside Anji in the Lovespirals studio– in support of the prior album, Shine.  “World On Fire” featuring lyrics and vocals by Anji, has been played on Echoes programs 2404A, 1742C, 1732C, 1731D, 1731A, 1725B, and 1723B. 

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Lovespirals Release Secrets Single & Video

The band’s second single of 2026, “Secrets,” finds them turning inward, embracing a hushed, late-night chillout atmosphere tinged with retro quiet storm warmth. Written and produced by husband-and-wife duo Ryan and Anji Lum, the track leans away from guitar-led dynamics in favor of moody synthesizers, understated keyboard lines, and contemporary electronic beats — subtly shifting the emotional contour of the songwriting. Anji’s lyrics confront the quiet damage caused by withholding truth, moving from regret toward self-recognition, delivered in restrained, confessional tones.

Following the muted exhaustion of “Gray,” Secrets feels less like catharsis than awareness — an acknowledgment of what was left unsaid, and the cost of carrying it alone.

Lovespirals continue sharing secrets with a dreamy visualizer video utilizing not only the image used on the cover art, but additional shots taken by Ryan in that same session. Anji edited the video, adding in some additional footage she shot, as well as her lyrics.

“Secrets” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

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Lovespirals “Gray” Single & Video Out Now

Opening the year on a hushed, introspective note, “Gray” drifts through slow-motion, minor-key terrain steeped in Lovespirals’ signature atmosphere. Ryan’s ethereal electric and acoustic guitars glide over evocative samples and 808-driven beats, with string-machine swells and spacious production filling out the haze. Anji, meanwhile, anchors the track with a subdued delivery, as a minimal call-and-echo chorus introduces angelic backing vocals that bloom into dreamlike harmony in the bridge.

Sonically and thematically, “Gray” connects to “Noumenon” and “Nothing Even Matters Anymore,” continuing the band’s exploration of emotional dislocation and restraint, while also drawing from the downtempo pull of “Glittering.” Together, these songs trace the duo’s embrace of chillout and dream pop aesthetics—modern yet timeless—affirming their ability to evolve while remaining unmistakably themselves.

The “Gray” music video –created by Anji utilizing archival personal footage– debuted on January 21st, following the single’s digital release on January 16th. It serves as a haunting visual companion to the track’s exploration of memory and emotional stasis. Watch it on YouTube:

Download “Gray” in your choice of digital audio format on Bandcamp or stream via Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, or your fave digital music platform.

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Anji Featured on Falling You Album

It’s been eight years since ambient musician John Zorko last released an album under his Falling You collective, but he’s finally returned with a new full-length inspired by the myths of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

John reached out to Anji Lum in 2023 to contribute lyrics and vocals to a track for the project. As Anji explained in Chillin’ with Lovespirals Episode 101,  she initially struggled with how to approach the material before ultimately embracing the story of Philomena. The story of a woman transformed into a caged nightingale, using birdsong to achieve personal liberation and vindication, seemed fitting for the album’s theme. Her blend of original lyrics—sung in a soothing lower register—with spoken passages drawn from Sir Samuel Garth’s 1717 English translation of Ovid– bridges the modern and the archaic.

That fusion is further expanded through Ryan Lum’s contemporary production work, which introduces an anachronistic edge via subtle formant shifts and textural manipulation. In addition to recording and producing Anji’s vocals for “Philomena,” Ryan also contributed a bluesy electric guitar lead, and added additional percussion—marking his first true hands-on collaboration with the evolving Falling You collective.

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Lovespirals “Drift Begins” Single & Video

Lovespirals’ final single of 2025, “Drift Begins,” drifts into a liminal, windswept mood built on soft piano, ethereal pads, and shimmering guitar. Drawing from Ryan Lum’s early ’90s Projekt-era palette—including the same vintage drum machine he used on his first albums—the track blends nostalgic textures with modern production. Its stately 6/86/8 pulse, misty imagery, Ryan’s emotive Gilmour-leaning solo, and Anji’s airy, Floyd-evoking vocal phrasing nod to mid-period Pink Floyd, while her luminous two-part harmonies and intertwined high/low registers add a dream-pop ache reminiscent of Slowdive and Mojave 3.

“Drift Begins” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

You can also watch a lyrics visualizer video on YouTube featuring photography by Ryan and editing by Anji.

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Lovespirals Without You Single & Video

Lovespirals’ “Without You” is a lush, soul-baring ballad that blends Ryan and Anji Lum’s signature dream pop core with classic neo-soul vibes featuring acoustic and electric piano, emotive strings and understatedly expressive guitar work. Weaving effortlessly through the instrumentation, Anji’s vocals are a captivating blend of rich, soulful natural low tones and shimmering high harmonies, delivering warmth and delicate vulnerability.

Though released under the revived Love Spirals Downwards moniker, “Without You” feels like a heartfelt return to form for Lovespirals, echoing the warm, soulful textures that defined their 2000s-era chillout sound. The release coincides with the 20th anniversary of Free & Easy (2005), the album that first crystallized the Lums’ seamless fusion of dream pop, soul, and downtempo elegance. Its sonic lineage extends through the bittersweet R&B feel of “Life Goes On” (2018) and “Why Not Today” (2023), as well as the duo’s forays into jazzy downtempo and electronica on Anji Bee’s 2013 album, Love Me Leave Me.

A beautiful new lyrics visualizer video is now available on YouTube featuring photography by Ryan and editing by Anji.

“Without You” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

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Lovespirals Nothing Even Matters Anymore Single & Video

Lovespirals dropped their latest single a week early exclusively for Bandcamp Friday, but the official release date is today, September 12th, on all streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.

A haunting blend of gothic-tinged dream pop and atmospheric chill, “Nothing Even Matters Anymore” moves from hushed resignation to soaring catharsis. Anji’s luminous vocal harmonies and Ryan’s ethereal guitar weave a melancholic sound ideal for late-night reflection.

A lyric visualizer video was simultaneously launched on YouTube featuring photography by Ryan and editing by Anji.

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Lovespirals “Glittering” Single & Video

Lovespirals “Glittering” marks a shimmering return to chillout, channeling the hypnotic allure of millennial downtempo electronica through the band’s distinctive brand of dream pop. Built around a haunting piano motif, the track gradually unfolds into a sophisticated contemplation of beauty and illusion.

“Glittering” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

Watch the lyric visualizer video Anji made on YouTube: