Jazz/R&B Songstress Maya Unagi Releases New Single “Stumbling” | LISTEN! New EP “Pieces” Coming in July 2025

Maya Unagi’s New Single ‘Stumbling’ Is a Love Letter Across Time, Wrapped in Strings and Stillness

In a music landscape obsessed with fleeting virality and endless scrolls, Maya Unagi arrives not with a bang but a balm. Her latest single, “Stumbling,” is an evocative, slow-burning ballad that feels like spring unfolding—gently, warmly, and without hurry, distributed by Decent Music PR. Lifted from her forthcoming EP, Pieces, due July 2025, and a quiet triumph of heart and harmony.

A South Asian-American songstress raised in the ever-shifting cultural tide of the Bay Area, Maya Unagi has long been a beloved figure in the local scene. Her music—lush, emotional, and unapologetically unhurried—is equal parts refuge and rebellion. With roots in classical music and deep ties to jazz and R&B, her sound draws from the old while dreaming into the new.

“Stumbling” captures Maya at her most intimate and expansive. Laced with analogue textures, strings, and soft percussion, the song feels like a whispered conversation between past, present, and future selves. It’s a gentle reminder to trust life’s slower rhythms, to forgive former versions of ourselves, and to find peace in uncertainty.

“Stumbling” was produced by Curran Sinha (Noname, Common, Nascent), bass by Karim Hutton (Summer Walker, Jordan Ward, Cordae), harp by Sara Kawai (Miley Cyrus, Ravyn Lenae), and Maya composes, produces, and plays keys on this release. Meanwhile, the forthcoming EP was created with an impressive roster of collaborators, including Itai Shapira (Beyoncé, Tyler the Creator), Bubby Lewis (Jhene Aiko, Snoop Dogg), Aaron Liao (Raveena, Moses Sumney), and Sara Kawai (Miley Cyrus, Ravyn Lenae)—each adding their own nuanced layer to Maya’s ever-deepening sonic palette.

While the industry races toward virality, Maya Unagi offers something rare and necessary: music that dares to breathe. Stumbling is ideal for May morning strolls, park hangs, and the moments in between when life feels tender and true.

With Pieces, Maya promises her most expansive work yet—a body of songs that refuse to rush, that open slowly like petals, that invite us all to pause, reflect, and feel.

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SOURCE: DECENT MUSIC PR