Some records arrive like a journal entry slipped under the door — equal parts confession and invitation. Holly Hebe’s forthcoming EP, Mood Ring, is exactly that kind of record. Announced today and set for release on July 17th, the project is a sonically immersive snapshot of heartbreak, superstition, nostalgia and the emotional chaos of growing up — the kind of feelings you can’t quite name until someone else writes them down for you.

Across Mood Ring, Holly Hebe builds a world of vivid lyricism, layered vocals, shimmering textures and piano-driven songwriting. Each track is paired with its own colour, atmosphere and emotional weight, with whimsical production flourishes and sparkling reversed sounds threaded throughout. It’s the kind of EP that feels diaristic and dreamlike all at once — vulnerability turned cinematic.

“Mood Ring is a collection of songs about clinging onto signs, being desperately hopeful and aimlessly sad, superstition and heartbreak,” Holly shares. “Every song has a colour paired with it and eventually they all morphed into one giant emotional pinwheel for me that documents the last year of my life.”

The tracklist moves fluidly between euphoric nostalgia and emotional devastation. The title track Mood Ring leans into a romanticised slow-burn heartbreak, while Swimsuit channels a Y2K-inspired rush of summer adrenaline. Maybe I’m Growing strips things back to their most vulnerable, and Birthmark closes in with aching intimacy. Themes of longing, growing apart, loneliness and emotional attachment thread through lush sonic landscapes and deeply detailed songwriting.

At its core, Mood Ring is a coming-of-age record shaped by heartbreak, memory and reflection — an honest snapshot of emotional growing pains wrapped in glittering indie-pop production and melancholic charm. If you’ve ever stared too long at a text message or assigned a colour to a feeling you couldn’t explain, this one’s already yours.

Pre-order Mood Ring now and stream Holly Hebe on Spotify ahead of the July 17th release: