Sedona - Cupid's Victim

What this video is

Released 12 February 2021 — Valentine's Day eve — 'Cupid's Victim' arrived during the height of pandemic-era music consumption, when audiences gravitated toward warmth, nostalgia, and emotional directness. Sedona (Rachel Stewart), a Brooklyn-based indie-pop project, self-consciously positioned the work in the tradition of 80s AOR and synthpop heroines such as Stevie Nicks and Madonna, while filtering that sound…

Why it matters

As a 2021 indie-pop single, 'Cupid's Victim' exemplifies the post-Rearview Angel phase of Sedona's catalog, in which the project shifted from 'dirty pop' toward a more nuanced, AOR-inflected soft-rock palette. The track sits at the intersection of indie pop, synthpop, and adult-oriented rock…