Some songwriters write about places.

Malena Cadiz writes about finding one.

Not necessarily on a map, but somewhere inside herself.

For years, her songs have quietly circled the same questions. What does belonging actually feel like? How do you build a home after constantly moving? And what happens when life finally slows down enough to hear your own thoughts?

Those questions have followed Cadiz from Michigan to Singapore, from New York to California, and through every record she's made along the way.

Her music…