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SEDONA HOLLYWOOD

Sedona’s 'Hollywood' plays like a hand-written love letter, smudged with truth. Visually, the video leans fully into the illusion of Los Angeles glamour: washed-out tones, grainy textures, and the flicker of an old film reel that captures the romance of Old Hollywood. It’s beautiful, carefully styled, and knowingly seductive. But the song itself tells a very different story. Sonically, 'Hollywood' is melancholic and stripped-back, carried by intimate guitar lines. Sedona’s voice sits front and centre. The lyrics quietly dismantle the dream the visuals present: 'Hollywood, I hear they’re killing dreams in every neighbourhood' cut through the glamour with a slow, sinking honesty. This is a song about disillusionment and realising that the view, no matter how golden it is, can’t take away the pain. There’s something deeply affecting about the contrast between the polished façade and the emotional reality beneath it. 'Hollywood' exposes the false front so many people wear in the city: the smiles, the ambition, the performance, while dreams quietly wither behind closed doors. It doesn’t shout or dramatise the heartbreak; it lets it linger, unresolved. Sedona- the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter also known as Rachel Stewart, has carved out her own lane with what she calls “mirage pop” and “pageant rock,” blending Americana, classic pop, and rock with confessional lyricism and vintage-inspired soundscapes. -Rachel Fryer

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