This is an album I’ve been trying to make for 10 years, but I didn’t know how I would do it or what exactly it would be like. I only had a relatively vague vision of making an album that featured many different brilliant musicians and crossed many different genres, but tied it all together with a unique and personal approach that made the songs feel cohesive. Moreover, I wanted to create an emotional arc in an album that gave a sense of an exploratory journey, through the highs and lows that we experience in life. I also wanted to capture the vibrance and life-affirming nature of searching for one’s inner voice and identity, not just as an artist but as a person.
This is a journey I’ve been on for the last 10 years and it’s resulted in this album, which is incidentally my 10th solo album. I have so much gratitude for the musicians and collaborators who I have met along the way during this journey, which is of course still ongoing – my search for my inner voice is not nearly finished. Many of them, whom I consider mentors, confidants, and/or inspirations are featured on this album, and I will always treasure that.