WILLOW has shared her first release, “alone,” with her new label partner, Three Six Zero Recordings. It is the formal introduction into the singer’s next musical direction and lays the foundation for her new album coming next year.
Of the hypnotizing record, WILLOW explained in a statement, “Solitude can become one of our biggest teachers and tools if we truly want to know ourselves completely. I think solitude can be scary for humans sometimes. There is so much space to remember and reflect on things that may be really painful for us. But in my experience, when we open ourselves to this specific flavor of groundlessness we begin to see the inner workings of our minds and hearts in so many beautiful ways that allow us to interact with life with more honesty and presence.”
“alone” commands a similar strength exuded on her most recent album,
The youngest child of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith revealed to Rolling Stone that sitting with the “emotional discomfort” of her new single helped her prioritize compassion and gratitude, starting with her mother. “I really started loving her with so much more tenderness and way less expectations, which allowed her to see me differently and to love me differently, and to love me with a little bit more allowance for the parts of me that remind her of the parts of herself that have always caused her pain,” WILLOW explained.
Not only did recording her new album make room for grace, but it also helped with the 23-year-old’s sobriety. “For
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