Happy release day to the incomparable #Alaska artist Ava Earl!! Her fourth studio album 'The Roses', produced by JT Nero (1/2 of the incredible Birds of Chicago), is out now!
Go listen where you listen! https://found.ee/theroses
Big thank you to Spotify for including Max Shakun’s new single “Where Will I Go” on your Fresh Finds: Indie playlist! Go check it outttttt ~ 💫
STREAM NEW SINGLE "WHERE WILL I GO"
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“Met on the Internet” reflects on Izzy’s early days dating as a trans teen, along with all of the emotional baggage and toxic behavior that came along with those early attempts at connection. Or as he puts it in the song’s closing lines, “When it’s the early 2010’s/And you’re just a lonely kid you kind of suck.” Izzy brings both a level of intimate honesty and rare charisma to the track, punctuating his stories of awkward teenage encounters with sweet sun-soaked melodies and unbridled emotion. The accompanying video also hits on a certain feeling of childhood nostalgia, tracking Izzy exploring winding suburban streets on his scooter.
Izzy explains of the song, “Being a trans-masc person, it’s easy to submit to the pressures of toxic masculinity, because society is telling us we will never be ‘man enough.’ As a trans teenage boy, I internalized a lot of unfortunate qualities considered masculine—emotional aloofness, entitlement, a general lack of communication skills—overcompensating for my lack of inherent ‘man-ness’—being born a girl and all. But it’s important for me to acknowledge my privilege within my marginalization. Even though I am part of an oppressed population, I still have the capacity to behave in problematic ways. So, to put it in fewer words: this song is my apology to anyone I tried to date in High School.”
— Caleb Campbell, Under The Radar
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Special thank you to Alaska Teen Media Institute and Yule Zhang for having Ava in the studio to discuss her album release! Make sure you check it out — she discusses her new record, how the pandemic affected her life as a musician, and the sudden loss of hearing in her right ear that she experienced this spring.
Hosted by Daisy Carter.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome manager Lynne Bertrand along with her artists The Suitcase Junket and Twisted Pine to Loudmouth Pro! Lynne is an incredible manager and we’re lucky to have her on the team.
“she is authentic, genuine & wholesome in the truest sense of the Americana genre.” — Folk Alley
Thank you to Underground Music Collective for premiering Ava Earl’s newest single, “The Roses",” the title track off her upcoming album The Roses (out July 23). Produced by JT Nero (Birds of Chicago) and features background vocals by Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira.
People change, circumstances change and, with them, so do friendships. These evolutions can be confusing without proper context, and Ava Earl is here to help us make sense of them with her latest single, “The Roses.” — Underground Music Collective
IN AVA’S WORDS:
“At the time, I was struggling to figure out why our relationship was rocky, and the first part of the song is about me blaming myself. It took me a long time to realize that some people can be part of your life without having control over your emotions,” she said. “I have redefined a lot of friendships in my head just by framing it with the idea that I can have friends for different reasons, and that in some cases, being casual friends is a more beneficial relationship to both people; you don’t have to stay best friends with people just because that’s how it’s always been. Circumstances change, and so do people, and that’s what this song — and the album as a whole — are about.”
