Double the Emotion, Double the Magic: Sedona Unveils “Every Once In A While” & “The Culprit”

In a world constantly racing forward, Sedona has the rare ability to stop time — or at least make it feel like it pauses. With the double release of her new singles “Every Once In A While” and “The Culprit,” the California-born songstress invites us into two corners of her heart, each humming with acoustic emotion and raw vulnerability.

Sedona isn’t just a name — it’s a mood, a color palette, a whisper of wind through canyon walls. Raised in the sunbaked serenity of Chatsworth, California, she grew up in rhythm with the natural world. Her spirit? Feral. Her voice? A soft burn that warms and aches in equal measure. With a songwriter for a mother and a piano tuner for a father, Sedona didn’t just grow up around music — she grew up inside it.

Now, with these two songs, she’s cracked her soul open just wide enough for us to peek in.

If “Every Once In A While” were a landscape, it would be dusk — the golden hour when everything feels soft and sacred. It’s the sound of remembering nights that felt infinite. Sedona sings about a love that lingered long after it was gone, a love that echoes like the last note of a slow-burning song.

Her lyrics ache with truth: “Every once in a while, I still get lonely…” — a quiet admission wrapped in steady acoustic strums and an emotional undertow that refuses to let go. The production is simple, allowing her voice to do what it does best: tell stories that feel like they’ve lived in your chest for years. This song doesn’t beg for attention — it earns it by being authentic, by being felt.

While “Every Once In A While” looks back, “The Culprit” seems to ask, “Why do we let love break us in such beautiful ways?” This track leans even further into Sedona’s acoustic roots, a stripped-down confessional that showcases not just her voice, but her bravery.

Sedona’s softness isn’t weakness — it’s her weapon of choice. In “The Culprit,” she’s not afraid to point the finger inward and outward at the same time. There’s a quiet strength in her reflection, a kind of lyrical meditation that only someone deeply in tune with their emotional world could pull off. Think: the tenderness of early Joni Mitchell with the self-awareness of modern alternative-folk.

Together, these tracks feel like twin journal entries written on opposite sides of the same day — one basking in the light of what was, the other sitting with the ache of what’s left. Sedona doesn’t just write songs; she builds sanctuaries for people who feel a little too much. These releases are not just music — they’re moments.

And true to her butterfly spirit — always in motion, always becoming — this double release hints that Sedona’s next transformation is already in flight.

So, press play. Go find a hillside. Let Sedona soundtrack your solitude. She knows the terrain well.

Follow Sedona on all the usual streaming platforms, and don’t be surprised if these two tracks find their way onto your “thinking-about-everything-all-at-once” playlist.

We got the chance to ask Sedona a couple of questions around her double release and her plans for 2025.

Q1: What was the inspiration behind this coupled release of "Every Once In A While" & "The Culprit"?

These songs are different sides of the same coin. I wanted to pair two that had some contrast with each other. 

Q2: What can we expect from SEDONA in 2025?

To explore, heal, connect, truth-seek in the name of rock n pop. That is the very nature of me! Record’s out May 23, and my album tour with Goldie continues on the following dates:

5/21 PIONEERTOWN - PAPPY’S

5/22 LA - TROUBADOUR

5/23 SF - CAFE DU NORD

5/26 - HEALDSBURG - LITTLE SAINT

5/27 SACRAMENTO - STARLET ROOM @ HARLOW’S

5/30 - SEATTLE - BARBOZA

5/31 - PORTLAND - MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS

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