Ah well, we all make a wrong move now and then.
Even with all that on her plate - not to mention an upcoming album-release show and tour dates - she still made time to wade through my ridiculous questions.
On this heaven-sent set of subtle, supple and superb folk-pop gems, the singer-songwriter is a lady of the canyon waylaid at a suburban strip mall, acutely aware of how romance shines through even in moments of grit and desolation. In the last seven years, the internationally raised singer-songwriter uprooted her life, left New York for L.A., became a mother, juggled odd jobs - and crafted the songs on her just-released fourth full-length Hellbent & Moonbound. M alena Cadiz is no stranger to moving between worlds.