“Why would I want to look like everyone else?” Siiickbrain questions with a grin. A new wave pillar of the alt. scene, the genre-defying artist’s big break almost didn’t happen. Hailing from North Carolina, Siiickbrain – aka Caroline Miner – longed for something different, however the singer’s paralysing anxiety stopped her dead in her tracks. From a young age, the breakout star has suffered from severe agoraphobia (a fear of crowded spaces and leaving home), which hampered her aspirations. Growing up in a conservative home town, Siiickbrain found herself conforming to what was around her: long highlighted hair, playing golf, and riding horses. It wasn’t until a close friend tragically passed away that she found herself reassessing who she really was. It was t...
