Sydney Ross Mitchell – Cynthia

Rising singer-songwriter Sydney Ross Mitchell is excited to share her new release, “Cynthia,” the first single and title track from her sophomore EP via Disruptor Records. Available today on all DSPs, the track – produced by Mason Stoops and Sammy Witte – offers listeners their first glimpse into Mitchell’s forthcoming EP and the world of an artist who writes like she’s lived every word.

Of “Cynthia” Mitchell shares: “This song tells the (true) story of being approached in a strip club bathroom by an older woman named Cynthia, who urged me to leave – she said she’d had a vision from God. What she didn’t know was how much her words mirrored something deeply familiar and painful for me, forcing me to confront my ongoing struggle with my religious upbringing all over again. The verses move through memories that carry that same ache, exploring how desire, guilt, self-indulgence, and grace all exist together in my life.”

Sydney is confirmed to play on December 1 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.

Sydney Ross Mitchell grew up as the only girl in a house full of brothers, in a West Texas town where the three pillars of life were Faith, Family, and Football. From a young age, she had to learn to play hard, hold her own, and make herself heard – instincts that now imbue her writing with a rare mix of sharpness, desperation, and grace that have made her narrative voice unmistakable.

After moving to Los Angeles, Mitchell waited tables and wrote songs between shifts, quietly carving out a space for herself in the city’s creative undercurrent. Her sound lives somewhere between Americana storytelling and pop transcendence. It’s personal, plainspoken, and always searching for meaning in both the sacred and the profane.

Sydney Ross Mitchell put herself on the map with her 2024 single, “Forward to the Kill,” which earned a co-sign from SZA and recognition from Zane Lowe, who featured the track on his Apple Music playlist and radio show. Whether performing with a five-piece band or solo acoustic, Sydney exudes a natural charisma on stage and has captured live audiences across North America and the UK with her singular songwriting and vulnerable performance.

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