New York Songwriter Anjoli Simone's Entire Bio Is One Deadpan Line. Now BIRP! Is Playing 'Inside Voice'

Not every artist wants to tell you their whole life story. Anjoli Simone, a singer-songwriter based in New York, N.Y., keeps it short and funny and lets the music do the talking. Her song "Inside Voice" just landed on BIRP!'s October 2026 Indie Pop / Rock playlist, so here's a quick guide to the songwriter behind it.

Who Is Anjoli Simone?

Anjoli Simone is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New York, according to her Spotify bio. The rest of that bio is a single, deadpan line: she's been kind of walking around and looking around for over two decades.

It's a refreshing change from the usual wall of buzzwords artist bios tend to lean on, and it reads like the line of someone who notices things.

About "Inside Voice"

"Inside Voice" was released on August 2, 2024, through Sad Passions, and runs just over three minutes. As of now, it has more than 6,600 plays on Spotify.

The title itself is a phrase most of us heard as kids: use your inside voice. It's the reminder to keep it down, stay polite, and not take up too much space. That makes it a clever title for a singer-songwriter release, since songwriting is often about saying out loud the things we usually keep quiet.

Why the BIRP! Playlist Matters

Anjoli Simone's music is currently featured on BIRP!'s Indie Pop / Rock playlist for October 2026, according to her Spotify profile. BIRP! is an indie music discovery outlet that publishes monthly playlists of the best new indie tracks it finds, with the full lists at birp.fm.

For an emerging artist, that kind of curation is valuable. Editorial playlists from respected tastemakers put songs in front of listeners actively hunting for new music, and they often signal early that an artist is worth watching.

The Singer-Songwriter Tradition

Quick context for newer listeners: the singer-songwriter tradition puts the writer and their perspective front and center, usually with an instrument like guitar or piano anchoring the song. New York has a deep history here, from the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene to the anti-folk movement at the Sidewalk Cafe in the 1990s and 2000s. Anjoli Simone joins the city's long line of songwriters, guitar in hand and something to say.

Why You Should Listen

With around 550 monthly listeners on Spotify, Anjoli Simone is still a true discovery. That's the fun part: you get to hear an artist before the bigger playlists catch up, and "Inside Voice" is a great first step.

Where to Listen

Stream "Inside Voice" on Anjoli Simone's Spotify page.

Sources

Spotify — "Anjoli Simone" artist profile
BIRP! — "BIRP! Indie Music Playlists"