1 October 2026 – Gypsy Lee Gets a Mission From God, Gucci and a Funeral on Her New EP

Melbourne indie-pop songwriter Gypsy Lee has released the wonderfully titled four-track EP On A Mission From God And Gucci, and the name turns out to have considerably more behind it than a particularly productive afternoon in the branding department. Lee says the phrase came to her while travelling to a funeral, connecting ideas about mortality, purpose and her decision to turn uncomfortable personal experiences into songs.

The 22-year-old describes the project as the most honest representation yet of where she currently finds herself, which means empowerment and self-discovery share space with vulnerability, humour and what she cheerfully calls a fair amount of unhingedness. That combination is important. Young-adult pop can easily become so professionally inspirational that it sounds as though the lyrics were approved by Human Resources. Lee instead allows contradiction into the room.

The songs do not pretend somebody reaches 22, discovers themselves and receives a certificate confirming the process is complete. The EP treats adulthood as the much messier business it actually is. Its glamorous title consequently conceals a record interested in considerably less glamorous questions about why we are here and what we are supposed to do with the time available. Apparently existential uncertainty sounds better when accessorised properly.