LORE

LINEN is very much an ode to my 20s self - both visually and emotionally. It’s an exploration of my deeper insecurities and darker flaws that have kept me from stepping into my womanhood. It’s fresh, sweet and upbeat with just enough bitterness to make you question whether I’m serious about my self deprecation or if it’s all a big joke. It is very much a “I’m just a girl” album - I skirt responsibility, break hearts, have my heart broken, explore my sexuality and find what it means to be a self aware human being in the world, learning, growing, making mistakes and eventually thriving.

The 2000s style is a direct reflection of the nostalgia I have for my girlhood. Going to an all girls school, living purely in my emotions, chasing boys, having crushes on girls, reading teenie bobs and fashion magazines, AIM core, being bratty and sometimes getting away with it, California life before it all went wrong, walking to the stationary store, Honey slumber parties, filming music videos on the roof, swimming in the pool. Living a charmed life in the early 2000s before real life hit. It’s a layering of experiences - my 20s are a result of my lovely childhood and girlhood, my complicated teenagehood and the consequences of both - an egotistical, kind, reckless passenger princess who doesn’t know how to express her feelings appropriately and thinks that because she is kind and because she has experienced hardship that she is a good person although she hugely lacks accountability.

For me, this album represents me respecting but shedding the weight of my past selves. As a 33 year old woman, this album is very much a diary of my experience. It’s a time capsule into my mind just before and while I turned 30.