She calls herself a singer songwriter but that label doesn’t really capture what Mabes is. There’s something too plain about it for someone who makes music that feels so effortlessly real. Her sound sits somewhere between folk and pop, but what truly defines her isn’t genre, it’s honesty. Every lyric, every note, carries the warmth of someone who’s lived her songs before singing them. Mabes has a rare way of making listeners feel seen. Her songs are open, unfiltered, and deeply human, like a quiet conversation with a friend who understands. She doesn’t hide behind gloss or perfection. In her videos and on social media, she appears just as she is, in denim, flared jeans, or a hoodie, guitar in hand, eyes closed, lost in her own melody. It’s not an image, it’s who she is, and that truth has drawn people in from around the world. Music came naturally to her. Her parents were big music fans, always playing records at home, and by fifteen she was writing her own songs. She describes her sou...