Mixtape: Releases from Malcolm Todd, beabadoobee

Isabel Ji, Copy Editor • March 19, 2026

A week of releases features music releases from Malcolm Todd, beabadoobee and The Marias. “All I Did Was Dream of You” was beabadoobee’s first new release since her 2024 album “This Is How Tomorrow Moves.” Photo courtesy of Genius.

This week’s recent music releases feature pieces from established indie artists.

"Breathe" - Malcolm Todd

(Spotify)

Malcolm Todd’s latest single, “Breathe,” released last Friday. Todd is an indie artist who gained popularity through his 2024 hit album, “Sweet Boy,” with over 700 million streams and fan-favorite songs including “Sweet Boy,” “Roommates” and “Chest Pain (I Love).” His music blends emotional lyrics with soft, captivating production.

In “Breathe,” Todd captures a moment of longing, expressing feelings of undeniable, impulsive yearning. The song opens with an introduction to his muse, presumably his ex-partner, with a simple drum beat entering: “Breathe, breathe into me … Now what? It's me and you.” Todd continues narrating his desires in a simplistic talking manner, “It feels right, but right is wrong / I probably shouldn't do it, but I'll do it for the song.”

Vibrant keyboard chords and soft, ambient bass fingerpicking enter the chorus; vocals escalate emotionally for the chorus and verse, becoming drawn out while singing “Breathe into me” in repetition throughout the song. While pining over this figure, Todd’s tone and lyrical choice suggests his confidence, singing “If you would leave it to me / I could you teach you what you forgot.”

The song bridges into layered vocal staccatos and catchy instrumentals, emphasizing the depth in his longing as the relationship devolves into a dependency based on familiarity: “Come kiss my neck when I'm without you, I wanna be dead” and “You can't be over me 'cause I know what you like / All I need is the oxygen to bring you back to life."

The song closes out with a playful, lustful intonation, capturing the theme of Todd’s exigency for connection; the underlying definition of breathing and the title “Breathe” is a process needed to stay alive. This standout single beautifully captures the messy, breathing reality of modern romance.

“All I Did Was Dream of You” (feat. The Marias) - beabadoobee, The Marias

(Spotify)

Last Thursday, beabadoobee dropped “All I Did Was Dream of You”, marking her first release since the 2024 album “This Is How Tomorrow Moves,” which included viral songs “Real Man” and “Beaches.” Beatrice Kristi Laus, known as beabadoobee, collaborated on this single with alternative pop band The Marías, blending beabadoobee's guitar-driven style with The Marías’s signature airy, atmospheric sound.

The track starts with beabadoobee’s soft, introspective vocals with hazy guitars, steady drums and synths. Lyrically, the song captures the ease and emotional intimacy of a relationship, portraying moments where connection feels effortless and natural: “Ease / Always so easy with you / I don't have to think.”

Bridging into the pre-chorus, the guitar becomes harsher as the relationship fuels her self-confidence rather than a mutual feeling of love, singing “All I wanted was to see / Everything you see in me / Everything I wanna be, high at sunrise.”

As the song fades, the repetition of “All I Did Was Dream of You” serves as a reminder of the thin line between reality and infatuation, capturing the weightlessness of being “high at sunrise” in a melodic bliss.

For beabadoobee, “All I Did Was Dream of You (feat. The Marías)” represents a change from her usual indie rock, grunge and dreamy bedroom pop songs to a quieter, dreamy intimacy of The Marías’s production. The piece is a refreshing pivot and a must-listen that leaves listeners eager to see if this style is a permanent new direction or just a beautiful detour.

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Isabel Ji, Copy Editor

Often found sitting in cafes with a pastry and drink, Isabel Ji enters her second-year on the Falconer and junior year at the school. As Copy Editor, Ji hopes to improve the paper through both intricate editing and thoughtful writing. Outside of the Falconer, Ji loves to draw, cook and sip on vanilla bean frapichinos. She moves throughout her day with a growing imagination, expectation for the future and sweet tooth for ice cream. This coming year, Ji looks forward to improving as a writer, editor and public speaker. Academic passions include robotics, science research and volunteering as a tutor. Ji loves music of all kinds from rap to indie, including Mac Miller, Dominic Fike and Malcom Todd. She is always ready to learn new things and work through any challenges she comes across.

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With a pack of gum and her trusty airpods in hand, Joanne Liu is ready to survive the most notoriously grueling school year of them all: junior year. Liu aims to highlight a wide range of student voices and ignite the creativity of journalistic writing in every story during her second year on the Falconer. As the Falconer’s Opinion editor, Liu loves to read about others’ insights and perspectives. Outside of the newsroom, Liu is a competitive figure skater, graphic designer for the TPHS Biology Olympiad Club and owner of two cats. At home during her spare time, she can be found spending time with her cats, watching YouTube, listening to music, reading, drawing or scrolling through Pinterest for all sorts of inspiration, from art to poetry to aesthetic room decor.