Julia Wolf guides us via her newest launch, ‘Stress’, which is out now by way of AWAL.
Kill You Off
“Kill You Off is in regards to 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 particular person in charge is the one possibility. On the way in which, 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 via the frustrations of somebody so clearly copying every thing you do whereas on the similar time exhibiting help as a result of they admire your work. It’s a blunt monitor, expressing how laughable the charade is, in the end mentioning how somebody can attempt all they need the way in which I can see via their actions makes all of it really feel like a joke.”
FYP
“This monitor flips between moments of self-doubt and confidence. It’s a mixture of satisfaction, introspection, and self-acceptance, tracing the journey that’s formed my profession up so far. It turns jealousy into empowerment, realising you might be adequate to be on this trade!”
Loser
“Loser feels just like the agonising sequel to In My Room. It’s in all probability one 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 will’t measure as much as them. It mentions issues like “chugging Nyquil” to painting how low self-worth can get. It’s the pure battle of obsession, devotion, begging for connection, and being in fixed concern of dropping somebody resulting from one improper transfer.”
Fingernails
“Fingernails opens up in regards to the concern and vulnerability that comes with loving somebody a lot. I needed the imagery all through this tune to point out how painful it’s not figuring out how the opposite particular person feels. It’s about wanting to offer an individual every thing, 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 uncertain what meaning.”
LimeWire
“LimeWire is in regards to the concern of being really seen by somebody and the larger concern of being invisible to them. It’s about how the nervousness of opening up can find yourself leaving us saying nothing in any respect. The tune captures the fear of rising aside, the nostalgia for less complicated occasions, and the quiet panic of realising how necessary it’s to say what you are feeling earlier than it’s too late. Danger is healthier than the remorse of wishing you’d carried out extra.”
Women
“Women explores the internal battle of supporting different ladies you admire whereas battling with your individual internal critic and self-doubt. It’s in regards to the battle to like ourselves whereas additionally eager to root for others, particularly as we become older and societal pressures mount.”
Jennifer’s Physique
“The referencing of the cult traditional movie Jennifer’s Physique is to color the sensation invisible subsequent to somebody who simply effortlessly captivates everybody within the room. I’ve this subject the place it doesn’t matter how a lot love somebody is giving me, I’ll see somebody stunning and suppose “that’s who they need to be with”. There’s an final feeling of loss figuring out 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 in regards to the ache of lacking somebody who’s already moved on. I needed 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 battle. All of the sudden you’re stalking your self on the web attempting to interpret how they may view you, and what you possibly can change about your self to maintain them round.”
Sunshine State
“Sunshine State is a love tune 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 tune conveys how unattainable it might probably generally really feel to chase your desires in a city the place most individuals by no means go away. The lyrics maintain a lot love, admiration, and understanding for this particular person 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 wish to make that alternative.”
You’ve Misplaced a Lot of Blood
“This tune is about betrayal and the refusal to forgive. I’m speaking about childhood recollections and the lack to defend your self whenever you’re younger, with traces like “tiny sword, tiny palms, tiny, mattress” and “prayed for dying” 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, eternally carrying the load of harm into their grownup years.”