Jena Malone Releases Experimental New Single + Video “Create In Your Name”
Jena Malone is one of those rare artists who seems to shine in every direction at once. Known for her fearless roles in films like Donnie Darko, Pride & Prejudice, and The Hunger Games, she’s built a career on instinct and emotional honesty, earning Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations along the way. Her TV work—Too Old to Die Young, Goliath, and the upcoming Netflix series The Boroughs—shows that same mix of depth and curiosity that keeps people watching her wherever she goes.
But acting is only part of who she is. Malone has always chased creativity in all its forms, especially through music. What started as quiet songwriting experiments eventually led to her avant-leaning project Jena Malone and Her Bloodstains, and later the intimate, stripped-down sound of The Shoe. Both gave her space to explore her inner world in ways film couldn’t. Now, as she begins releasing music under her own name, she’s stepping into an even more personal chapter—one shaped by love, longing, and the kind of emotional truth that has always defined her work.
“‘Create In Your Name’ is about yearning to find something more divine in love and dating, despite the digital swampland we are all wading through. Literally wanting to not just date and make love, but to create in someone’s name… inspiration as the ultimate form of foreplay.”
Jena Malone returns with her new single and visualizer, “Create In Your Name,” a moody, experimental track that leans into atmosphere and emotion. Wrapped in dusky textures, the song reflects a very modern kind of longing—the ache to find something real and sacred amid the noise and illusions of today’s digital world. It’s intimate, searching, and quietly sensual, showing a side of Malone that feels both deeply personal and creatively fearless.
Malone explains that the song is about craving a more divine kind of love, one that rises above the swipes, screens, and distractions we’re all tangled in. As she puts it, it’s not just about dating or desire, but about wanting to create in someone’s name—seeing inspiration itself as a form of foreplay. It’s a sentiment that feels warm, human, and disarmingly honest, giving the track an emotional heartbeat that lingers long after it ends.
Make sure you check out “Create In Your Name” on YouTube below and over on Spotify!
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