Lexxi Raine cracks open The Grief Case with six razor-sharp breakup songs that turn every stage of heartbreak into a thriller built on pop-punk bite, theatrical grit, and her darkest, boldest vision yet.
Lexxi Raine isn’t tiptoeing into her next chapter, she’s kicking the door open with The Grief Case, a true crime breakup concept EP that lines up every stage of heartbreak and treats them like evidence bags. Six songs, six personas, and a narrative that slides from denial to acceptance with a detour into murder. It’s darker, sharper, and more cinematic than anything she’s done before, the kind of project that feels like a late-night police procedural scored by someone who grew up on pop-punk and Broadway.
Raine’s path to this moment started long before she crossed the Atlantic. Raised in Buffalo and now based in Manchester, she cut her teeth early, forming her first band at 16 and chasing the truth in every hook, whether it bruised, cracked a smile, or hinted at something a little unhinged. Across Avidd The Album, MOXIE, Fun While It Lasted, and Guilty, she built a reputation for blending pop-punk angst with theatrical flair and a lyrical bite that always landed.
Five years into her UK run, that blend has evolved into something fiercer. Raine has become a genre-bending storyteller with a knack for turning emotional fallout into big, bold scenes. The Grief Case takes that instinct and pushes it further into a world of haunting imagery, shifting characters, and razor-edged confessionals that feel pulled straight from a crime board.
Raine plays detective, suspect, and survivor all at once. She sketches each phase of grief like a character study, tossing in dark humor, psychological turns, and a final twist that reminds you heartbreak can be deadly fun if you let the wrong thoughts linger too long.
Follow the clues. Uncover the truth. The case is open and Lexxi Raine is ready for you to solve it.