PAREIDOLIA is out
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excited & emotional ! i wanted to create an EP - six songs that document stages of a downwards spiral. a falling down the rabbit hole. a dreamstate, a destruction, a delusion that happens where your view of reality, self, and those you love begins to warp. it begins questioning what you believe in and searching for meaning in I BELIEVE which leads to this slippery existential slope or DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING? i wanted to feel frenzied and euphoric and manic in it’s decision to self destruct. moving into 808 HYMN - a song about walking home alone after a night out. it’s about the very real danger of that scenario, it’s about paranoia. in the self destructive times you find yourself drinking / dancing in the street somewhere between hysteria, tears, laughter and then fear. AMERICAN DREAM is the morning after that night, waking up with your head spinning in a dreamstate. feeling this imposter syndrome, where i come from, this anxious perfectionism of not working hard enough, and yet a grief for the relationships and family and places you have left and sacrificed in pursuit of your goals, the world feels strange and like you won’t be satisfied anywhere. MACHINE GHOST follows. the euphoria crashes, dissociation from your body. the feeling of not being able to stand - physically but also standing up for yourself. passive intimacy. ALICE is a reflection on a love, on sickness. codependency. it ends the EP with the line “i think about you often but i don’t want you back” - some kind of offering of light, a desire to break the cycle. despite the song themes, it is a joy to share music. to make this during a transitional time of my life was rewarding and challenging and beautiful and i needed this body of work so much to give myself to. it has life and energy, passion. huge synths and strings and vocals weaving in and out of rooms. my proudest work !
self produced & written but NOTHING without the people who uplift it & create this world with me. i love my team. everyone involved in making this, thanku ♡
i hope it can offer you whatever you need in this time of your life. a cautionary tale, a comfort. thanku 4 listening. u are the heart
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introducing …. the PAREIDOLIA SHOWS !! a few very special nights in the uk in may to celebrate the release of “PAREIDOLIA” ! including my first ever show in scotland which i am so excited about :D & headlining roundhouse in london, which has been a dream, i am preparing for it to be a very very special night of my life ✧:・.☽˚
to access the presale, u can sign up to the link in my bio. pre sale starts on monday 16th february 10am GMT, and general sale starts thursday 19th february at 10am GMT.
i love u thanku for everything
these shows r everything to me
this is where my heart is always
i can’t wait to see u
“DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING” is out 11TH FEBRUARY !!! :’D ✧:・.☽˚｡・& …. it is the next song from my third EP “PAREIDOLIA” which is out 27th FEBRUARY & thrilled to say u can pre save now !!!! :’D
PAREIDOLIA
pronounced: (par-i-doh-lee-ah)
& defined as “the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things or ideas”
this song and this project are my proudest work. the work i have kept closest to my chest. the work i have spent every spare moment thinking about this last year.
DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING is a song about self sabotaging when things get good. the euphoria, the danger, the mess, the reckless abandon of throwing yourself back into a downwards spiral because you can’t tell the thin line between flying and falling. it is a return to old patterns and behaviours because it feels familiar. it feels exciting sometimes. it is one of the most important songs i’ve written i think, for myself. it was cathartic to make.
PAREIDOLIA is a self written and produced EP that tells the story of a downwards spiral. the tale of falling down a rabbit hole, a willing return to self destruction, seeing how far you can go. the true definition of “pareidolia” is “the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things or ideas” eg. seeing shapes in clouds, or a face in the moon. it is a distorted, warped perspective of reality and of self, it’s the brains way of seeking familiar patterns that make us feel safe. this EP is not me leading by example, it is a crossroads, a cautionary tale to myself. a body of work that i have lived vicariously through all of last year. it is bitterly close to my heart and although the EP is centred around a warped twist of reality, a fantasy, a distorted view of yourself and the world, it is a very honest EP for me. making it was a freeing and complex and twisted but transformative process. i have poured everything into this. thanku for ur love and kindness on everything.
glasgow !!!! night two of PAREIDOLIA and u showed up ! the most perfect introduction to my first ever scotland show. the most perfect singing i have heard from a crowd in so long. thanku for welcoming me with open arms and hearts and ur flags and ur cats (!) i would like to be greeted by kittens after every performance. it meant very much to be there with u last night truly don’t want these shows to end. rabbits ears on. i’ll see you tonight london.
I heard there’s white rabbits everywhere ?
I might even follow it myself today
to our special pop up in london
& maybe after this craziness
down (under) the rabbit hole ?
love u
thanku
this is the joy of my life
i play biggest show i’ve ever played tonight
nervous butterflies
and rabbits in my stomach
love u again
aaaaaaaaa
night one of PAREIDOLIA shows & the wildest energy i’ve felt in a room in a long time. thanku manchester for welcoming me with so much love. i felt so incredibly nervous before stepping onstage last night, with my bunny ears on - i think because i have spent months planning these shows with wonderful people. every movement, every visual, every song, every outfit and song arrangement. i go onstage alone and am greeted by your hearts and your passion and energy and i wanted to give u everything in these shows, the same way u always give everything u have to me. it is a joy to be back in these rooms with u. the most ambitious and special shows i have ever played. thanku for ur gifts and ur voices and ur presence. thanku for looking after yourselves and others around u and remembering why we are all in the room together. i am so proud to share these shows with u and manchester u were the perfect place to begin. big luv to my first ever fake merch sellers too. and the computer that fell on my head 48 hours ago in rehearsals. if i didnt know better id say i’m still dreaming or concussed …. the rabbit hole is really truly spiralling
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see u 2morrow glasgow
one year of a body of work that changed my life in so many ways. songs that sat on my hard drive for years that felt like they’d always just exist in my own void - and then i put them out and my whole world opened up. the most digital and divine timing. the project that made me believe i could do this and the project that connected me to so many beautiful people i have had the joy of singing with in cities i’ve never seen before. so many can happen in a year and i have felt grateful every single day since this ep came out, grateful that it found people and that it meant anything to anyone apart from me, grateful it exists outside of a hard drive, grateful that i get to do this and grateful that people greeted it with so much love lord i am emotional in a hotel room in new york thanku for everything
“A lot of the time I do feel like I’m channelling, sometimes things just fall from the sky.”
Meet @erinlecount the latest cover star of NOTION The Artists Vol. 4, a self-taught producer, obsessive world-builder and one of alt-pop’s most compelling new voices.
From self-producing her music to building entire conceptual worlds through sound and story, Erin opens up about the curiosity and instinct that fuel her artistry and shaped her bold new EP Pareidolia.
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