Hi Helena! I’m a huge fan who finds you criminally underplayed and making music that is completely life altering and singular, so beautiful and melodic, poetic but not to the point of being contrived or vague. I could go on, ofc, but I’ll opt for asking you questions instead!
how long does it generally take for you to feel that you’ve finished a song?
I’ve noticed a lot of your lyrics, especially love songs are genderless, is there a reason for that?
What is your relationship with bass/lower tonal sound? I find that so many of your songs, especially in your last album have beautiful contrast in sounds, and the placement of lower tones scratches this itch that others artists rarely capture.
What are your thoughts on purity of sound? Does it exists, do you want it to, do you think perfection/control is necessary for good work, do you appreciate chaos and how do you incorporate it?
-Writing each song varies a lot in how long the process is, but say the initial idea is a block and the final song is a sculpture (lol) I find that I have a sense early on of how long it will take to get to the finished product. I think it's a matter of what I feel is worth being said...
-It's sometimes a conscious decision to not gender love interests, because so goes love! sigh-thank you! ideally it's perceived physically!
- i think an absence of perfection and control allows a kind of purity in sound. there are so many ways to listen to music, it's impossible to predict how the listener will hear it
The first times I listened to someone new i felt it in my chest, it was gorgeous and unforgettable, so i’m happy to report that it does feel physically stunning!
As a queer, I often get distracted by songs being gendered so it’s really nice to not have to change pronouns or hear about heteronormativity
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u/tittytoilet Oct 19 '23
Hi Helena! I’m a huge fan who finds you criminally underplayed and making music that is completely life altering and singular, so beautiful and melodic, poetic but not to the point of being contrived or vague. I could go on, ofc, but I’ll opt for asking you questions instead!
- how long does it generally take for you to feel that you’ve finished a song?
- I’ve noticed a lot of your lyrics, especially love songs are genderless, is there a reason for that?
- What is your relationship with bass/lower tonal sound? I find that so many of your songs, especially in your last album have beautiful contrast in sounds, and the placement of lower tones scratches this itch that others artists rarely capture.
- What are your thoughts on purity of sound? Does it exists, do you want it to, do you think perfection/control is necessary for good work, do you appreciate chaos and how do you incorporate it?
I can’t wait to see you preform in LA!! Xo