Claw Marks, Pt. I

Maddy Hicks released Claw Marks, Pt. I in August of 2026.

The EP contained three new songs; Bye Forever, Something To Do With It, and Burning Out. Maddy wrote Bye Forever and Something To Do With It in 2025, and they were produced and mixed by Josh Ronen. Maddy wrote Burning Out with Fran Litterski and Corey Mouch in 2023, and it was produced by Corey Mouch and mixed by Josh Ronen.

“There’s this moment of understanding in any situation that was never meant to last, when it turns a little hollow and you can suddenly feel this inescapable wrongness. For me, that’s usually accompanied by a feeling of resistance - don’t let it fly away, not yet. It’s led to me holding on too long in all sorts of relationships. But once something is over, I find closure in firm endings. I think that’s why it feels so scary to let go initially, even when things have become dysfunctional. When I say goodbye, it’s bye forever. So I’m gonna hold on a little too long, first.

The title of my album is inspired by a quote by David Foster Wallace - ‘Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.’ This project is the story of a year in my life when I had to learn to let go of some of the people and ideas that I cared about the most.”

— Maddy

Photos by Em Lasater