Serena Sun returns with her deeply emotional new single, the first release from her forthcoming debut album 'Slice of the Sun', a concept record exploring adulthood, distance, and self-discovery.
'Bullet Train' is an aching meditation on missing the people and places that feel like home. The song moves between tender, longing verses and explosive, gritty choruses, a deliberate contrast that mirrors how homesickness arrives in waves. Sometimes it’s quiet, triggered by small reminders; other times it’s overwhelming, surfacing when you desperately wish you could be with the people you love, especially in difficult moments.
The single was created through a global collaboration that reflects its themes. Serena completed production while living in London, her long-time manager Elliot recorded drums from New York, her visual collaborators Cass and Paul worked from Vancouver, and the track was mixed and mastered by her engineer Cooper in California. The result is a sonic snapshot of connection across distance.
“I wanted the song to feel like how missing someone actually feels. Soft one moment, then suddenly consuming.” - Serena Sun
The music video adds another intimate layer. Shot in Serena’s childhood backyard, the very place referenced in the song, it features real footage captured by her father of bears wandering through the property over the summer, blending nostalgia, nature, and memory into a striking visual narrative.
This single marks the beginning of Serena’s debut album era. 'Slice of the Sun' is a concept project inspired by moving across the world and navigating adulthood, touching on themes of ambition, escapism, processing the past, and confronting negative thought patterns. While the full story of the album remains under wraps, this first single offers a powerful glimpse into what’s to come.
Serena hopes the song inspires listeners to reconnect with loved ones.
Serena’s live resume is already impressive. She’s sold out headline shows in London and Vancouver, supported artists like Luna Li, RINI, Jo Hill, and Michael Seyer, and performed at major festivals including Rifflandia and Khatsalano. She was longlisted for Glastonbury 2025 and supported LEITH for her recent European tour. Her music has earned editorial playlisting across Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music, and she’s landed sync placements including MTV’s Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant.
Whether she’s driving, riding public transit, or sitting alone in her room, Serena believes music is meant to be experienced in motion, just like life. With 'Slice of the Sun', she invites listeners into her world: one shaped by distance, growth, love, and the courage to keep going.
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Artist bio: Serena Sun is a songwriter and producer whose music lives in the quiet spaces between longing and self-discovery. Blending poetic storytelling with emotionally raw production, her work explores what it means to grow up, move away, and carry home with you wherever you go.
Her upcoming debut album, Slice of the Sun, marks a major artistic milestone. The concept record explores the messiness of adulthood through the experience of moving across the world, touching on the desire for a “good life,” the pitfalls of running away, processing the past, and wrestling with negative thought patterns. Sonically, the album draws inspiration from artists like Samia, Haley Blais, Del Water Gap, and Dora Jar, blending intimate lyricism with immersive, cinematic production.
