Based in Southern California, Miki has been releasing music independently since they were 16, having racked up over 50 million streams in the process. Even before the release of their first album, the Finnish-American artist built a sizable audience by openly and honestly welcoming people into their world, from coming out to getting top surgery to struggles with mental health. Expanding on their acoustic roots, Miki transcends the singer-songwriter genre and effortlessly for a bigger, more evolved sound. The unifying message is one of agency. Building off their first record, Miki has not only grown as a producer, musician, and songwriter, but also as a person. On i’ll be fine if i want to, Miki doesn’t ask, but rather demands that the world take them as they are, whether they’re expressing joy, pain, or something in between. Miki lets their anger and rage pour out in “lied to your therapist." Miki describes it as “the heart of the album,” and they’re not wrong considering the song’s expansive sound, seamless collaboration, and biting lyrics. Featuring OSTON, the pair not only connected musically, but over their shared history. Among other toxic behaviors, both had ex team members who pitted the artists against each other. As the ultimate clap back, Miki and OSTON joined forces to create one of the album’s most dynamic tracks. To finish off the production, Miki turned to OSTON’s partner Drew Polovick, a producer and member of the rock band Friday Pilots Club. Bringing that heavier pop-punk edge, “lied to your therapist” is the perfect marriage between sound and story. “I want it to feel so healing when everyone is screaming it on stage,” says Miki. “It gives me chills thinking about it. It’s such a fun song and writing and singing it with OSTON felt so right and symbolic of everything we went through.”