Becky and the Birds - Only music makes me cry now (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Thea Gustafsson is a jack of all trades. Writing, recording, and self-producing under the moniker Becky and the Birds, she has recently turned a new leaf, entering an era of creative freedom and emotional release with her forthcoming debut album, ONLY MUSIC MAKES ME CRY NOW (due November 15).

Gustafsson — who kickstarted her musical career as Becky and the Birds in 2016 after taking on production with sheer self-determination and a vision — began laying the groundwork for her upcoming album in 2021. At that time, her creative process was largely informed by a wide array of sources, including: insight from past collaborations with Dijon, Seinabo Sey, and Lapsley; obscure Bandcamp deep-dives; visits to live sets at clubs and dive bars across her two homes at that time, London and her native Stockholm; a variety of media fixations (including Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine, Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth); and the crushing vortex of emotions she had been encountering in the aftermath of a life-altering breakup. During that time, she needed to “let it all out to take it all in,” motivating her to return to the studio as a means wipe the slate completely clean and fully process everything she was experiencing.

TRACKLIST

1. Becky and the Birds - Star
2. Becky and the Birds - Anymore
3. Becky and the Birds - To trust you
4. Becky and the Birds - I look at the choices i made
5. Becky and the Birds - I made my baby cry
6. Becky and the Birds - When she holds me
7. Becky and the Birds - London is not the same
8. Becky and the Birds - Everything
9. Becky and the Birds - Elsa 4-ever
10. Becky and the Birds - Won't do that
11. Becky and the Birds - Celebrity // Don't leave
12. Becky and the Birds - Only music makes me cry now



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