Wallice has announced her highly anticipated debut album The Jester out November 15th via Dirty Hit. Today the LA native has come out swinging, with a double single singles “Heaven Has To Happen” & “The Opener.”

“I started this right after my very first tour opening for Still Woozy in 2022,” Wallice explains about “The Opener.” “As an artist, I constantly have imposter syndrome and think that maybe I don’t belong in the scene. This song is a great follow up to ‘The Opener’ in that I question my career but also have such determination that the work will pay off.”

“Heaven Has to Happen,” is a confession about suffering from imposter syndrome even while you’re living your dream. “How many more jokes can I make before the wool gets pulled out from over my eyes?” Wallice sings just before a brief, mid-song outburst of distorted bass.

“The Opener” sets the stage for The Jetster for Wallice, who in April 2023, found herself on stages in arenas full of strangers. The Los Angeles songwriter was on the other side of the world, playing shows to 10,000 or more people who had, in many cases, been standing in line for days to see their favorite band, The 1975. Wallice was the opener, playing the biggest shows of her life to crowds that mostly didn’t know her name. It was a thrill, of course, but there was dejection to it, too, to staring out at front rows of blank faces, struggling with the sleeplessness of a few days spent in line. This Is Pop? today’s song of the day is here for you.