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Indie folk artist Trinity Reyes is ready to share her story in its rawest form with the release of her debut EP, the road i’m taking. Raised in California’s Coachella Valley and now based in Los Angeles, Reyes has built her artistry on simple yet piercing lyrics, space-filled arrangements, and melodies that linger long after the song ends. With influences ranging from Latin pop icons like Arjona and Jesse y Joy to indie storytellers like dodie and Olivia Barton, Reyes has created a sound that feels both deeply personal and strikingly universal.
the road i’m taking wasn’t planned from the beginning. Reyes first released her single “i thought we’d get married” without knowing it would later form part of a larger project. Over time, as she collected songs that reflected her experiences, the idea of an EP emerged.
The final tracklist weaves through the past four years of her life: heartbreak, falling in love again, moving, grappling with an endometriosis diagnosis, and realizing that the life she worked so hard to build wasn’t fulfilling her. “It’s really about the journey and path that I’ve been on since then,” Reyes shares. “When you’re eighteen, you feel like you’re on top of the world. By twenty, I’d lost that fearlessness—but I’m always trying to find my way back to it. I hope the EP captures that feeling.”
The project was produced by JP Dewey, her partner in both life and music, who also co-wrote two tracks, “next year” and “drop dead.” For Reyes, the collaboration added an intimate layer to the work, turning the recording process into an extension of her personal life.
A Universal Invitation
Though rooted in her own experiences, Reyes hopes the EP feels like an open canvas for listeners. “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. “The feelings are universal, but the way I write leaves space for people to imagine their own experiences.”
With the road i’m taking, Trinity Reyes emerges as an indie folk voice worth paying attention to—an artist who transforms her own vulnerability into a mirror for others, reminding us that every journey is worth documenting, even the messy ones.
