Gigi Perez

A singer/songwriter with a brooding but strong-willed style, Gigi Perez -- aka gigi -- makes earnest indie folk-rock that recalls contemporaries like Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. She went straight to the top of the streaming charts in 2021 with her self-released debut single, the acoustic "Sometimes (Backwood)," then strengthened her sound with a mix of acoustic guitar, atmospheric synths, and full-band indie rock arrangements on her major-label debut, the EP How to Catch a Falling Knife, in 2023. A year later, she vaulted to mainstream success with "Sailor Song," an internati...