Cayley Spivey

Cayley Spivey
Cayley Spivey performing as Small Talks (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 16, 2019)
Cayley Spivey performing as Small Talks at Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in February 2019.
Background information
Birth nameCayley Marie Spivey[1]
Born (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 26)
OriginMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, Dream Pop, Pop Punk, Indie pop
Years active2017 (2017)–present
LabelsCommon Grounds Records
Formerly ofSmall Talks
Websitewww.cayleyspivey.com

Cayley Marie Spivey (born January 21, 1998) is an American indie rock, pop punk, and indie pop guitarist and singer-songwriter from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[2] She began her career performing as a solo project known as Small Talks, recording and touring as a three-piece band. Under the Small Talks name, Spivey released the EP Until It Turns to Petals in 2017.[3] The project's first full-length studio album A Conversation Between Us was released on February 1, 2019, via Common Ground Records.[4]

In August 2020, Spivey announced she would be releasing new music full time under her own name and retiring the Small Talks moniker.[5] In conjunction with that announcement, Spivey released "SFU", her first single using her given name.[6]

On March 29, 2024, Spivey released her first digital EP of music under her own name, the eight track Her, highlighted by the singles "Backseat Boyfriend" and "ILY.".[7]

  1. ^ "COME BACK AND HAUNT ME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ Aikins, Gabriel (31 January 2019). "PREMIERE: Small Talks wants to chat on new LP 'A Conversation Between Us'". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Small Talks – Until It Turns To Petals • Punk Rock Theory". Punk Rock Theory. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ Serra, Maria (6 December 2018). "Can't Swim announce tour dates and other news you might have missed today". Alternative Press. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ @CayleySpivey (5 August 2020). "MY FIRST SINGLE "SFU" COMES OUT AUGUST 14TH UNDER MY OWN NAME 🤍Presave it here" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Damn, It's So Fucked Up: On Being a Queer Music Artist With Cayley Spivey". grain of salt. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ HER Live Sessions, 29 March 2024, retrieved 26 August 2024