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I didnt go into it being like,Im making another record, she says.
This record crept up almost out of nowhere.
Looking back, it was almost too intense, she says of making the album in pre-pandemic isolation.
Gaining distance and gaining separation is a big theme of this album, Rose says.
That idea grounds the title, which refers to the art of making myths.
(Shes set to debut it live ona July 21 livestream.)
I read a throughline betweenThe CaretakerandMythopoetics.
These are inherited traits.
It also feels like this shift from being more inwardly focused to more outwardly focused.
That was afterThe Caretaker.
My band had just left when I wroteThe Caretaker.
I was newly alone [as a musician].
Half Waif songs weve ever heard.We had a motto that was, No rules, only guidelines.
And so we didnt say, We have to make a piano record.
It was a jumping-off point.
Thats the piano songs, its the ballads, its the more naturalistic soundscapes.
And then its the pop songs, its the fully produced big beats, catchy choruses.
The vocals were, on their own, super striking to me.
That was really fun to explore as a singer, the full range of vocal timbres.
I think Im at a point artistically where Im not afraid to sound imperfect.
Again,The Caretakercame from such a place of low self-confidence.
It was a very safe and inspiring collaboration.
Even in performance, I feel the most comfortable when Im being myself.
Its very much about sharing that offering in its intended form.
However, I do feel like its the forgotten child.
And I wonder if Ill feel that when we play some ofThe Caretakeron this tour in November.
Every record Ive ever written, before its even out, Im onto the next one.
I hope I can give that attention back toThe Caretaker, because I do think it deserves it.
And just for myself Im really working on recognizing the work that went into something and honoring that.
Hopefully well get it there.
It feels like the culmination of a decade-long chapter in my life.
Like, this is the most pop that I want to go.
That satisfied something that I had been trying to do.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
