Boston-based dream-rock outfit Paper Lady sets the stage for its highly anticipated debut album Idle Fate with the release of its first single, “Silt.” The track, a deeply introspective and emotionally charged piece, serves as a striking introduction to the sonic and thematic world of Idle Fate. At first listen, “Silt” may seem like a scathing confrontation, but lead vocalist and songwriter Alli Raina reveals that the song is, in fact, a note to herself—written during a time of intense mental struggle. Raina shares: “I was anxious all the time, and I wrote this song as if I was speaking to the parts of me that I dislike—the dark and restless corners of my mind. “Silt” became a way to confront those feelings head-on.” The song took shape in the midst of the band’s writing retreat in the Cat...