Julia Wolf guides us by means of her newest launch, ‘Stress’, which is out now through AWAL.
Kill You Off
“Kill You Off is concerning the lack of innocence and the anger that comes with feeling betrayed as a baby. It displays how emotions out of your youth can carry over into maturity the place, now, travelling “3000 miles” to homicide the individual guilty is the one possibility. On the best way, it questions religion, passing billboards that remind us how Jesus ‘heals, he saves,’ but additionally leaves us questioning why that salvation couldn’t attain us as again then, and even now.”
Pearl
“Pearl goes by means of the frustrations of somebody so clearly copying every part you do whereas on the identical time displaying assist as a result of they admire your work. It’s a blunt observe, expressing how laughable the charade is, finally mentioning how somebody can attempt all they need the best way I can see by means of their actions makes all of it really feel like a joke.”
FYP
“This observe flips between moments of self-doubt and confidence. It’s a mixture of delight, introspection, and self-acceptance, tracing the journey that’s formed my profession up up to now. It turns jealousy into empowerment, realising you’re adequate to be on this trade!”
Loser
“Loser feels just like the agonising sequel to In My Room. It’s in all probability some of the trustworthy songs I’ve ever written. It’s about how darkish somebody’s mind can go once they love somebody, particularly once they really feel they’ll’t measure as much as them. It mentions issues like “chugging Nyquil” to painting how low self-worth can get. It’s the pure wrestle of obsession, devotion, begging for connection, and being in fixed concern of shedding somebody because of one fallacious transfer.”
Fingernails
“Fingernails opens up concerning the concern and vulnerability that comes with loving somebody a lot. I wished the imagery all through this music to point out how painful it’s not understanding how the opposite individual feels. It’s about wanting to present an individual every part, even when it means sacrificing components of your self, but additionally worrying it gained’t be sufficient. There’s a push and pull of devotion, insecurity, and longing – aching to be seen, however being not sure what meaning.”
LimeWire
“LimeWire is concerning the concern of being really seen by somebody and the larger concern of being invisible to them. It’s about how the anxiousness of opening up can find yourself leaving us saying nothing in any respect. The music captures the concern of rising aside, the nostalgia for less complicated occasions, and the quiet panic of realising how necessary it’s to say what you’re feeling earlier than it’s too late. Danger is healthier than the remorse of wishing you’d executed extra.”
Women
“Women explores the interior wrestle of supporting different girls you admire whereas battling with your personal interior critic and self-doubt. It’s concerning the wrestle to like ourselves whereas additionally desirous to root for others, particularly as we grow old and societal pressures mount.”
Jennifer’s Physique
“The referencing of the cult basic movie Jennifer’s Physique is to color the sensation invisible subsequent to somebody who simply effortlessly captivates everybody within the room. I’ve this difficulty the place it doesn’t matter how a lot love somebody is giving me, I’ll see somebody lovely and suppose “that’s who they need to be with”. There may be an final feeling of loss understanding you possibly can’t compete towards somebody who is ideal, even whereas your important different is telling you the alternative.”
In My Room
“In My Room is concerning the ache of lacking somebody who’s already moved on. I wished to seize the obsessive pull of recollections, the desperation of wanting to carry onto items of somebody, and the painful distinction between their ease to depart and your wrestle. All of a sudden you’re stalking your self on the web attempting to interpret how they could view you, and what you possibly can change about your self to maintain them round.”
Sunshine State
“Sunshine State is a love music about discovering somebody who understands the affect of your previous as a result of they’ve handled loss and hardship too. Set within the rural areas of Florida, the imagery of this music conveys how unattainable it will probably typically really feel to chase your goals in a city the place most individuals by no means go away. The lyrics maintain a lot love, admiration, and understanding for this individual having to decide on between leaving their household and seeing what the world has to supply. It’s about feeling destined for one another lengthy earlier than we met as a result of we each know what it feels prefer to make that alternative.”
You’ve Misplaced a Lot of Blood
“This music is about betrayal and the refusal to forgive. I’m speaking about childhood recollections and the shortcoming to defend your self if you’re younger, with traces like “tiny sword, tiny palms, tiny, mattress” and “prayed for loss of life” with a stuffed animal in your lap. I’m attempting to color an image of somebody who has been formed by their wounds from youth and might’t let go, endlessly carrying the burden of damage into their grownup years.”