Lilith Czar unleashes her dark side in new single ‘Popsicle’

Rock’s leading lady Lilith Czar returns today with her new single “POPSICLE” out now and streaming here. A song fueled by rage and inspired by a career spent being told who to be, “POPSICLE” marks Lilith’s first ever independent release – a triumph in artistry and creative freedom. Along with the new track comes a wicked new visualizer featuring one of Lilith’s more harrowing personas – fans can look forward to more, including a full music video, in the weeks to come. Watch now below:

“‘POPSICLE’ is the breaking point – the moment you stop shrinking, softening, and reshaping yourself into something that isn’t you just to fit someone else’s agenda,” shares Lilith. “It’s a song for every person who has been told their worth is dependent on anything other than their own force. At its core, it’s about obliterating the box you’re told to fit inside and rejecting the expectation to conform.”

She finishes: “It’s a fuck-you song, and above all, it’s about refusing to compromise your integrity.”

Rejection, manipulation, and attempts to control are potent motivators for creative artists with the endurance and determination to rise above. Sometimes, you must burn it all down and build again. When a record label executive suggested she sit astride a giant popsicle in a bikini on her album cover, Lilith Czar bet on herself instead. Burning with passion derived from a strong-willed authenticity built on her terms, she doubled down on her core identity, standing up for herself with undeterred resolve.

“The only way forward was to stop listening, tear it down, and build something new on my terms,” she says. “It wasn’t a reinvention; it was a revolution of self. Songs like ‘King’ and ‘Anarchy’ were direct rejections of the limitations imposed on me, declarations of who I was and where I was headed.”

Independent, resilient, and brimming with more vibrant creativity than ever, she is unbeaten by those who told her she was too young, too old, too chubby, too thin, too sexy, too plain. Or that her music needed to be safer, more palatable, and more like the mainstream. “Who I truly am never seemed enough for them,” she says. “No matter what I offered, they made every effort to change me.”

Lilith Czar first rose like a dark phoenix from the ashes of Juliet Simms. Her debut album, Created From Filth and Dust, announced her arrival with an otherworldly thunder. “Anarchy” shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock recurrent chart. Songs like “Lola” and “100 Little Deaths” gave a literal voice to every girl and boy who ever yearned to beat the odds and be a “King.” 

Propelled by her soulful and timeless voice, Lilith’s confessional and confrontational hard-edged rock songs began to resonate worldwide. Major rock festivals were conquered. Crowds sang along in theaters and clubs, whether on tour with Evanescence; or Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, and The Warning; or the Trinity Of Terror Tour with Black Veil Brides, Motionless In White, and Ice Nine Kills.

But with each victory came the familiar obstacles, the same opposition that inspired the ambitious Warped Tour heroine and The Voice finalist to transform into Lilith Czar in the first place.

Lilith gathered a handful of trusted collaborators to start work on a batch of new material. Those allies include Erik Ron (Godsmack, Staind, Panic! At The Disco), Curtis Peoples (Pierce The Veil), kodeblooded (Sueco, Magnolia Park), and Scott Stevens (who produced Created from Filth and Dust).

This second era of Lilith Czar channels all the struggle, adversity, opposition, and resistance, sharpening it into a weapon of empowerment and unbridled creativity. “POPSICLE” isn’t just a song. It’s a declaration. Created from Filth and Dust saw Lilith Czar step into her power, but the story is far from over. 2025 pulls back the curtain on Lilith Czar, the superhero, revealing the person behind her. 

As an artist and human being, Lilith Czar stands in opposition to external pressures. Her art and music are a call to adventure, a complete assertion of power and control over one’s own life.

One of the driving forces that kept her from succumbing and made her fight instead was her determination to use her story to help others. “If my story can empower even just one girl picking up a guitar for the first time to believe she belongs in this space or give another artist the courage to stand their ground, then every battle I fought means something bigger than myself. It becomes about us.”

Lilith Czar’s journey continues with more truth, fire, and fearlessness than ever before.