Piffy

Piffy or Piffke to her friends, crafts music for all the beautiful misfits and introverts of the world. On her 2024 debut EP piffiverse she used heavy digital beats, bats, and taboo-breaking lyrics about body shaming and social anxiety as a sort of armor. She threw the word ‘baby’ into her lyrics at every opportunity and resolutely rejected the concept of adulthood. For her upcoming debut album Steep Hills, she shifts gears, choosing unfiltered honesty and emotional nuance instead.

Reconnecting with longtime producer and songwriter Aram Santy, she trades purely electronic production for a warmer, more organic sound. Incorporating real drums, piano, and guitar gives the music a grounded foundation, though the core remains unmistakably Piffy thanks to her signature quirky noises, infectious pop melodies, and total lack of filter. Lyrically, Steep Hills feels like a collection of personal letters, exploring the exhaustion of deep-seated insecurity, the loneliness of being misunderstood, alongside themes of gratitude, loyalty, and grief. Having previously shared stages with Caroline Polachek, Tricky, Hemlocke Springs, Whispering Sons, and BLUAI, Piffy’s live show still bounces in every direction, complete with her signature awkward dance moves and playful banter.