Reclaiming the Glitter: Sydneyunicorns and the Magic of ‘Show & Tell’

June 03, 2025

Reclaiming the Glitter: Sydneyunicorns and the Magic of ‘Show & Tell’

In the neon-hued shadows of Los Angeles, where dreams hover on the cusp of delusion and destiny, Sydney Angel—sydneyunicorns to her listeners—is building sonic worlds with unflinching vulnerability. A multi-hyphenate force to be reckoned with—producer, songwriter, artist, and photographer—Sydney's music doesn't just play; it lives. Her voice, layered like a fever dream, floats above bruising basslines and glittering synths, weaving spells that test the limits of joy, defiance, and vulnerability. There's an alchemy to how she combines opposites: dark and light converge, rebellion weds softness, and sorrow sings with sheen.

Her path started not in a studio but behind piano keys, in the spotlight of SF and NYC stages. When the world closed down during the pandemic, Sydney opened a different door—Ableton—and learned to turn chaos into sound. Her 2022 breakthrough Manic Pixie Dream made waves, but she was just getting started. Equipped with scholarships, mentorships, and industry accolades—from LAAMP to ASCAP—she's perfected her art without losing her independent spirit. Her inspirations—Lady Gaga's drama, Fiona Apple's intensity, Grimes' shimmering innovation—are in her blood, but Sydney's sound is unmistakably her own: genre-defying, emotionally raw, and power-infused.

On her second EP Show & Tell—out May 16—Sydney invites us further into her mind. Written during the emotional rebirth of returning to music school in her 30s and a late ADHD diagnosis, the 6-track process is a shining reckoning. It's also a love letter to misfits, too-muchers, quiet warriors. Each of the songs is a diary page penned in cosmic glitter and blood: from the siren song to revert to childlike wonder, to absurdist snapshots of mental illness, to elegies cradling the past self in shaking arms. The strange is sacred here. The wounds are song. The difference is the power.

And although Show & Tell throbs with pop, it's anything but typical. Whether she's channeling 80s goth (Siren Call), exploring cinematic tragedy (RIP), or throwing glitter bombs at high school trauma (Mean Girls Live Forever), Sydney writes anthems for the beautifully misunderstood. Bolstered by an eclectic constellation of collaborators and undeterred by anything less than her unwavering artistic vision, this EP is more than music—a mirror for those who had to hide. Sydneyunicorns isn't just sharing her story; she is emboldening other individuals to share theirs.