"the road i’m taking": A Soulful First Step from Trinity Reyes

Some projects feel less like albums and more like open journals—pages you’re almost surprised the artist decided to let us read. That’s the exact feeling you get with the road i’m taking, the debut EP from Trinity Reyes.

Originally from the Coachella Valley and now based in Los Angeles, Trinity’s artistry blends the influences of her Central American upbringing—Arjona, Camila, Jesse y Joy—with the softer indie-folk tones of artists she discovered later like dodie, MARO, and Olivia Barton. The result? Songs that feel both intimate and cinematic, built on space, vulnerability, and melodies that linger long after the last note.

When Trinity first released her single “i thought we’d get married”, she had no plan for an EP. But as she kept writing and reflecting, the idea came together naturally. The six tracks tell a story that spans the past four years of her life: heartbreak, healing, moving to a new place, a battle with endometriosis, and the quiet realization that even the life you’ve carefully built doesn’t always make you happy.

“It’s really about the journey and path that I’ve been on since then,” Trinity shares. “The order of the tracklist was very intentional. It’s not in order of when I wrote them, but where they fit in the story chronologically.”

Produced entirely by her boyfriend, JP Dewey, who also co-wrote “next year” and “drop dead”, the EP feels like a collaborative labor of love. There’s something almost cinematic about the way the songs unfold, each track stitched together by raw honesty. Songs like “Your Name” hit with haunting nostalgia, while “Drop Dead” leans into biting catharsis. But the standout is “next year”, a track that not only closes the project but inspired its title. The first line—“don’t know what road to take”—gave Trinity the clarity and courage to confront fear and choose the path she knew she wanted all along.

“I hope people can listen to the EP and find themselves in the songs, even if it’s just one line from it,” she says. “While a lot of the feelings behind the songs are universal, I think the way I write allows a listener to imagine their own experiences, even if they don’t know what I wrote it about.”

That’s exactly the magic of "the road i’m taking". It’s confessional, yes, but also strangely universal, like someone else’s diary that ends up explaining your own. The six tracks balance regret, love, and self-discovery, carried by delicate indie guitars and soft-spoken vocals that never try to overdo it. Instead, they invite you in, letting you sit with the weight of the words.