Baby Nova

Baby Nova is an exciting upcoming member of the edgy pop community. Imagine a Lana Del Rey - Ethel Cain crossover: Bible Belt horny “mouth like a trucker and pageant smile” preachers daughter-type trauma smokily sung to hazy, melancholic pop melodies reminiscent of the California queen, leaving us somewhere in the realm of gritty, dreamy folk pop. Funnily enough, Baby Nova (self-proclaimed “deadbeat daughter and God’s sugar baby) is a Nova Scotia native, far from the golden coast or middle America. Yet, she can tap into that eerie ghost-country sound we love in Cain (surely due in-part to her rural upbringing on the Canadian coast) while still feeling like a true sad-pop girl like Del Rey. While her production can be a little sleepy at times, the storytelling (much like Ms. Ethel Cain) never fails to entertain. Her writing style may, consequently, be a little too literal or bold for some, though I would argue it doesn’t hold a candle to how raunchy Lana can get when she decides to turn it up (i.e. Cola, A&W). Baby Nova has her own take on sexual honesty, one which includes a little bit of humor which I enjoy: “Coulda’ just had sex with me, didn’t need to fuck me so hard” or “But the way he bends me over I don’t think that boy’s a Christian” (newly added). Baby Nova is small for now, with just a small sample of singles to choose (the Great White Sharks EP was my gateway and I strongly reccomend it), but I have a the variety of topics (girlhood, social media, sex, heartbreak) she brings to the table with her sad-girl pop is bound to enthral listeners everywhere.