SARAH CREAN - “22 ANGEL“ - [self-released]

Irish/Brighton-based artist Sarah Crean releases her new single ‘22 Angel.’ Written and self-produced, it’s the first glimpse of a larger project arriving in 2026.

Crean’s music sits in a world of soft distortion and emotional clarity, drawing comparisons to Japanese Breakfast, Men I Trust, and Maggie Rogers, while carving out something more intimate. ‘22 Angel’ distills that approach - restrained, melodic, and quietly intense.

Built from detuned synths, hushed percussion, and layered vocals, the track explores control, memory, and recovery. It resists big pop moments in favor of a slow, deliberate burn.

“I didn’t set out to write an anthem, but the weight of what inspired it just pulled it there,” Crean explains. “It’s like a compilation of unearthed diary entries from a time when I felt under the control of a partner - and the people around them who mirrored that lack of moral compass. Every lyric feels like it was lifted directly from pages I’d hidden for years.” 

‘22 Angel’ follows her 2023 EP Death by Laundry (AWAL), which included the breakout track ‘2:00am’ - now streamed over 7 million times. That EP earned her early support from BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 1, The Line of Best Fit, Clash, Nialler9, and Spotify’s editorial teams.

Visually, this new phase sees Crean working with an all-women creative team: Nicole Ngai (photography), Alice Sanders (styling), and Thea Bryant (illustration/layout). The imagery is subtle but loaded - hinting at mythology, displacement, and personal myth-making - themes that run through what’s to come.