Korean Australian singer-songwriter Hannah Bahng ’s lushly lowkey music combines yearning and heartache with a Gen Z sense that any genre is ready for use, be it melancholy indie-pop or introspective alt-rock. Since debuting last year with her excellent The Abysmal EP , she has headlined a sold-out tour and performed at Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase at SXSW. On Friday, Bahng is releasing her latest collection of self-penned songs, The Misunderstood EP . Each of the seven tracks stands on its own merit as a self-reflective tale of vulnerability and longing. But when played straight through, the songs tell a more complex story that begins with desperation and ends with the promise that she will be “Me Again.”

“Orchid / Flame” kicks off the EP with a weary Bahng navigating

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