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Spider Veins (Single)
Released October 31, 2025
First Robin's debut single is a piano-driven, cinematic ballad that examines existential themes of identity and aging. It weaves a modern indie-folk sound with distinct, raw vocals reminiscent of early 2000s female-driven anthems.
Spider Veins was produced by ASCAP and SOCAN award-winning Joel Schwartz in Toronto, Canada. It received placement on curated and algorithmic Spotify playlists as well as multiple flattering international reviews. Spider Veins was featured on Exclaim! Magazine's The Eh! List and continues to be on Canadian radio rotation.
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“Even if you spent a lifetime with the average person, it would be a stretch to hear such a clear narrative of their headspace, but First Robin arrives in her debut release digging into the darkest corners of her soul, making melodies out of the most nefarious echoes so others can find resonance in her sound. Her expression is pure empathy made art, a poetic incision into the strange numbness of modern life.”
“Spider Veins is an intensely resonant, deeply modern ballad that perfectly captures the unique claustrophobia of current-day anxiety...The central image—the eponymous “spider veins / Keep crawling up my legs”—hits with gut-wrenching honesty.”
“Think 2000s era female piano-pop pioneers and names such as Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson shall undoubtedly spring to mind for many...with “Spider Veins,” First Robin leaves a lasting first impression. We are incredibly eager to discover much more from this talented Torontonian; one who deserves to be discussed with the same reverence as those peers named here. ”
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Photo by Jen Squires.
Photo by Jen Squires.
Photo by Jen Squires.