Some albums cast a spell. hexed!, the second full-length from Manchester-based experimental artist aya, doesn’t ask for permission—it grabs you by the throat, snarls in your ear, and laughs as you lose your sense of time. It’s a beautifully deranged trip into the sonic psyche of an artist who’s as unfiltered as she is fearless.

Lyrically, the album embraces discomfort, desire, and disillusionment — sometimes all at once.