Maya Payne breaks her silence with the raw return of Bluebird
Maya Payne returns with Bluebird, a raw and intimate single, marking her first new music in seven years. Written during a period of grief and personal upheaval, the song captures a moment of reckoning. It arrives with a companion video filmed across Scotland’s rugged coastlines, pairing stark landscapes with a song that is deeply internal and unresolved.
Blending indie folk, pop, and rock, Bluebird frames Maya in conversation with her younger self. The track wrestles with fear, self doubt, and the weight of expectation. It speaks to the tension between wanting more from life and feeling unable to move forward. Influenced by artists like Mitski, Sharon Van Etten, and Damien Rice, Maya’s writing stays close to the nerve. Her voice carries restraint and release in equal measure.
The song took shape across continents, from late night writing in Christchurch to quiet hours at a piano in London, before finding its final form in Glasgow with producer Jamie Holmes and collaborator David Milne. Bluebird will anchor her upcoming second EP, an ode to her twenties shaped by loss, healing, and learning to step forward without apology. With this release, Maya opens a new chapter built on honesty and resolve.
