Lily Bechtel, the songwriter and vocalist behind the indie recording project Night Teacher, is an impassioned proponent of personal evolution. Out on First City Artists, the title of her sophomore record, Year of the Snake, refers to the Chinese Zodiac of 2025—a time for transformation. The album is a glowing invitation to grow, an illumination of the animal motivations that compel us forward, and a reminder to hold grace and space for the process.