‘Bovine Excision’ is the new track from Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Samia. It’s a tender track that leans into her incredible gift for a sweet, laid-back melody that is somehow still laced with sweeping authority. The track drifts almost without you noticing from an ethereal opening into a hauntingly powerful conclusion, topped by her achingly beautiful voice. On the track’s lyrics, she expands: “I was drawn to the phenomenon of bloodless cattle mutilation as a metaphor for self-extraction - this clinical pursuit of emptiness.” Samia is dropping her new album, Bloodless, on April 25th, 2025, via Grand Jury Music. -Dan Peeke