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Apr 21, 2026 Issue #75 - The ’90s Issue Part 2 Featuring Pulp and Suede By Andy Von Pip

Following the success of the debut album, Follow the Cyborg, Miss Grit (aka Margaret Sohn) returns with Under My Umbrella, a cinematic journey through anxiety, heartbreak, and social strain. Electronic music is often dismissed as cold or clinical, all circuitry and no pulse, but Sohn has never fit that mold. Beneath the polished synths and precise beats, warmth and vulnerability shine.

On this album, she steps further out from the Miss Grit persona. The lyrics are more direct, more exposed, attempting to process the past two years with clarity and honesty. The opening track, “Tourist Mind,” is a sumptuous, beat-driven reflection on how curiosity about others’ thoughts can disorientate and pull you away from yourself. “Mind Disaster” confronts social anxiety, capturing the tension of being simultaneously drawn to and overwhelmed by other people. Sohn has always been fascinated by the inner worlds of others, and that fascination fuels the emotional undercurrent of these tracks.

The album shifts effortlessly between the down-tempo, haunting dreamscape of “Where Is My Head?” to the industrial-tinged dream pop of “Overflow,” each track balancing atmosphere with emotional insight. The album closer, “Waste Me,” explores the ache of being misunderstood, captured in the line, “Everyone feels waste / And they’re longing to exist.” Vulnerability is central here, as Sohn ruminates on co-dependency and deception without slipping into self-pity.

Under My Umbrella reveals Sohn as both a meticulous thinker and an emotionally attuned artist. Beneath the undulating synths, it pulses with life, feeling, and empathy. At its heart, the album is one of curiosity, reflection, and fragility. It‘s an immersive, cinematic record that, while drawing attention to the subtle fractures of everyday life, also feels uplifting and cathartic. (www.missgrit.com)

Author rating: 8/10