Pretty Bitter

Pretty Bitter is a five-piece indie synth pop band from Washington, D.C., formed in 2020 around singer Mel Bleker and bassist Miri Tyler. Its music draws on synth pop, power pop, emo and shoegaze, and the band describes itself as a "synth pop gumball machine". Its debut "Hinges" (2022) won Best Pop Album from the Washington Area Music Association, followed by "Pleaser" (2025) on Tiny Engines.