So many women artists/musicians get "outshined" from what they create due to men they are associated with. Ugh. Why is this still happening?! Keep the music unfiltered, it makes it more special that way. I checked out your work and I love the song Bad Lieutenant! Do you mind if I play on my radio show?
It’s your approach to songwriting that sets you apart from the many vanilla bands out there.
I saw you perform live before I had heard any studio recordings and because of that I “got” you straight away and didn’t find any of the back catalog a tough listen.
Having just been to a music festival I can reassure you that there are so many artists having to cut their cloth and ditch the band as you have. I think we’ll see a lot more doing the same.
It was at no detriment to you when I saw you perform in London… you absolutely nailed it as usual. X
Loving the feel and ambiance and reverb effect(s) on the new song there. It honestly felt like being engulfed in a wave of warmth and comfort. And the groove of the bassline...oof...that was so good.
Without shiny production you manage to sound great, it's raw, interesting, unlike anything else... and yet many, many artists with lots of people around them and famous producer do sound the same. The irony...
Thanks Carre for sharing an insight into your creative process - it’s also really cool hearing you talk about the albums - I first saw you live during Get A Witness (which still holds a very dear place in heart) but I love the fact it’s a challenging listen. Then saw you again during Love Me to Death and the emotional playing was phenomenal - I think your constant evolution is part of what makes your sound so special - live it’s visceral and sometimes malevolent (but in a good way) - may you constantly follow your muse and make your music, your way - it’s pretty awesome and you are a true original (imho!)
The song sounds really cool - love the backwash of sonic feedback ….
Thank you, Emile. I'm so grateful for listeners who appreciate artistic evolution. These days, the music industry wants artists to repeatedly churn out the same material so we can easily fit into an identifiable genre. Again, I look to PJ Harvey and her material as inspiration. As a listener I don't love everything she does, but I always support her and buy her records because she is constantly evolving.
I appreciate your vulnerability as well your insights into your creative process. As I try to make music sometimes I work too much in my head and this was a great reminder to use my intuition more. Also made me think a lot about the emotional core of what I am doing as an artist. I think that the music that has always spoke to me is someone really telling the truth, and it’s scary to do that, but the best art seems to come from that place. Thank you for sharing, it really motivates me to dig into that place myself. Can’t wait to hear the new record.
I'm so lost in my head. It's like a big, black hole. The only way I don't allow my music to follow me into that abyss is by disconnecting my brain and ego from the medium. I literally don't think, I just do. If it's shit, I trash it. No loss. Releasing music that's imperfect and vulnerable to criticism is a great way of forcing yourself into getting out of your head. It's like exposure-therapy. Then, you realize it's not life ending and nobody really cares that much about the imperfections you're overthinking. Because, as you said, honesty in art is what people oftentimes connect with the most.
Thank you for the reply! Great advice! I’ve actually had exposure therapy so that’s a helpful connection for me in particular. do something even though your body is screaming at you not to. True courage. If you didn’t talk about your process I would never imagine it was so spontaneous. You’ve given me a lot to think about. Time to create!
Once again I get creative comfort out of your substack for my own medium that I tend to improvise which is hard for a control freak like me that wants to know what's going to happen every second of every day. If you can improvise records over and over that end up being favorites of mine, well, it's an encouraging thing to hear.
Also I know you already know this but anyone who tells you that you are nothing without them is scared because they know they are nothing without you.
Music is the only part of my life that I'm not a control freak over and it takes a conscious and constant effort to adhere to that. It's tough. I don't want to be too casual and be seen as an amateur but I also don't want my controlling mindset to hinder overall forward movement and productivity.
I get creative comfort from your comments, too. At least we are not alone with these creative struggles.
I sent you fan email during 2023 when I first got to listen to Couples Only.
It helped me leave a bad situation.
Working on recording my own stuff now and hearing what your process is echos a lot of what comes natural for me that others have also criticized; mainly men with more touring experience.
I am always going to support your art. And I hope that despite how painful this has all been, you find peace in the fact that you are speaking in every way again.
Interested to know why the change of producer going forward. Hopefully just changing things up and no serious reasons. Looking forward to the new material, the song snippet sounds great.
I love that you’re writing Carré. Women supporting women here 💓 looking forward to hearing your new creations! Sending love x
Yassss this is what we want!!!!
So many women artists/musicians get "outshined" from what they create due to men they are associated with. Ugh. Why is this still happening?! Keep the music unfiltered, it makes it more special that way. I checked out your work and I love the song Bad Lieutenant! Do you mind if I play on my radio show?
Hell yeah! Thank you. 🖤
It’s your approach to songwriting that sets you apart from the many vanilla bands out there.
I saw you perform live before I had heard any studio recordings and because of that I “got” you straight away and didn’t find any of the back catalog a tough listen.
Having just been to a music festival I can reassure you that there are so many artists having to cut their cloth and ditch the band as you have. I think we’ll see a lot more doing the same.
It was at no detriment to you when I saw you perform in London… you absolutely nailed it as usual. X
Thanks, Steve. Listeners like you are rare to come by and deeply appreciated. I'm glad to have you in my posse. XX
Loving the feel and ambiance and reverb effect(s) on the new song there. It honestly felt like being engulfed in a wave of warmth and comfort. And the groove of the bassline...oof...that was so good.
Without shiny production you manage to sound great, it's raw, interesting, unlike anything else... and yet many, many artists with lots of people around them and famous producer do sound the same. The irony...
Thanks Carre for sharing an insight into your creative process - it’s also really cool hearing you talk about the albums - I first saw you live during Get A Witness (which still holds a very dear place in heart) but I love the fact it’s a challenging listen. Then saw you again during Love Me to Death and the emotional playing was phenomenal - I think your constant evolution is part of what makes your sound so special - live it’s visceral and sometimes malevolent (but in a good way) - may you constantly follow your muse and make your music, your way - it’s pretty awesome and you are a true original (imho!)
The song sounds really cool - love the backwash of sonic feedback ….
Thank you, Emile. I'm so grateful for listeners who appreciate artistic evolution. These days, the music industry wants artists to repeatedly churn out the same material so we can easily fit into an identifiable genre. Again, I look to PJ Harvey and her material as inspiration. As a listener I don't love everything she does, but I always support her and buy her records because she is constantly evolving.
I appreciate your vulnerability as well your insights into your creative process. As I try to make music sometimes I work too much in my head and this was a great reminder to use my intuition more. Also made me think a lot about the emotional core of what I am doing as an artist. I think that the music that has always spoke to me is someone really telling the truth, and it’s scary to do that, but the best art seems to come from that place. Thank you for sharing, it really motivates me to dig into that place myself. Can’t wait to hear the new record.
I'm so lost in my head. It's like a big, black hole. The only way I don't allow my music to follow me into that abyss is by disconnecting my brain and ego from the medium. I literally don't think, I just do. If it's shit, I trash it. No loss. Releasing music that's imperfect and vulnerable to criticism is a great way of forcing yourself into getting out of your head. It's like exposure-therapy. Then, you realize it's not life ending and nobody really cares that much about the imperfections you're overthinking. Because, as you said, honesty in art is what people oftentimes connect with the most.
Thank you for the reply! Great advice! I’ve actually had exposure therapy so that’s a helpful connection for me in particular. do something even though your body is screaming at you not to. True courage. If you didn’t talk about your process I would never imagine it was so spontaneous. You’ve given me a lot to think about. Time to create!
Once again I get creative comfort out of your substack for my own medium that I tend to improvise which is hard for a control freak like me that wants to know what's going to happen every second of every day. If you can improvise records over and over that end up being favorites of mine, well, it's an encouraging thing to hear.
Also I know you already know this but anyone who tells you that you are nothing without them is scared because they know they are nothing without you.
Music is the only part of my life that I'm not a control freak over and it takes a conscious and constant effort to adhere to that. It's tough. I don't want to be too casual and be seen as an amateur but I also don't want my controlling mindset to hinder overall forward movement and productivity.
I get creative comfort from your comments, too. At least we are not alone with these creative struggles.
I sent you fan email during 2023 when I first got to listen to Couples Only.
It helped me leave a bad situation.
Working on recording my own stuff now and hearing what your process is echos a lot of what comes natural for me that others have also criticized; mainly men with more touring experience.
I am always going to support your art. And I hope that despite how painful this has all been, you find peace in the fact that you are speaking in every way again.
Interested to know why the change of producer going forward. Hopefully just changing things up and no serious reasons. Looking forward to the new material, the song snippet sounds great.