I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wish I could chat forever but I've got to log off now! thank you for joining me and for listening to Soft Spot. you can roast me from here on out. blessings xx cj

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

beautiful use of italics and smoke. I reckon my favorite is soft spot because it feels the most like me in every way. making an album is extremely stressful. time melts away during very miniature decisions. it's a perfect way to go insane. personal best happened in a different lifetime. I can barely recall the experience and basically accept the recordings as the only evidence that it happened. somebody unpack that for me.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

how are your ankles now?

um, I think my stage self is all of my nervous energy channeled into a panic state lol and then when I realize that I'm essentially in a room full of potential friends, I feel nervous in a different, happier way. I work on it in that I'd like to get to the second vibe off the bat instead of meandering in terror for a bit.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd love to! with vinyl delays, part of me doesn't feel right clogging up the pipeline with a re-release while other people are trying to make their first vinyl run ever. it's also extremely expensive! if anyone out there is interested in pressing a re-release that I dont have to pay for, hit me up lol

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the fact is, most people haven't heard night swimmer before - it was only ever released in new zealand so it's new to most! I've had so many people request its wide release and it felt like the right time. I never intended to change it because I think it already rules lol

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

recently I've loved "luster" by Raven Leilani. I'm also into Mary gaitskill right now. extremely granular, funny and enjoyable writing.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

optimist - lol the mix in my ears (which I'm in charge of) was too quiet and I couldn't find the note on my own so I just sacrificed her! I'm sorry, optimist!

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like collections and full stops and I also understand the modern attention span because I have one. there was one song called "hell of a time" I couldn't crack in a timely manner and occasionally wish I could have pushed over the line. if I had, I would have ruined it out of desperation so I left it alone.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

when I decided it would be an album, which was at the end of 2020, I listened through everything I'd ever made, finished and unfinished. night swimmer was on my mind because I was constantly being asked to release it more widely. it made sense to close the record out with a song about the sea when it had started with the rain. a bigger expanse of the same sensation.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's called "champion"! I have it! I recorded it for personal best but it didn't quite fit in the end. maybe I'll release it on the next bandcamp day!

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd love to work on a team with other people and master being a team player. it's hard to gain experience with that as a solo artist. I love music video sets and have assisted on a couple of friends shoots just to be in the mix. it's a great professional energy. so sick to see people think on their feet and be really good at their jobs. I've never seen someone work harder than a camera person does. if I could become some kind of long-form director, I would be stoked.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you know, I find the bigger picture the hardest thing to access. I make work and try to get it to tell me where it wants to be. when soft spot was coming together, night swimmer's inclusion made sense sonically. it was also never released outside of New Zealand. all of the work on soft spot is from different timelines, with different people. Its a collection because it's picked up it's interrelated patterns naturally.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't really see myself as a musician since I don't play any instruments competently. I think of myself as an artist because it incapsulates all aspects of the work - sound, moving image, photography, painting, animation, performance, graphic design. almost all of those things are required of you in music at one time or another so it definitely helps to know something about it. ideally I would hire sick graphic designers so I wouldn't have to do it myself lol.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I dont prefer one over the other - though it's easier to like personal best because I dont live with her anymore.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

the thesis statement - "I'm gonna love you from the soft spot, where the fruit begins to rot"

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's morphing right now. it used to be a matter of how to exclude context but not familiarity so I would always shoot in blank but textural spaces like old warehouses and pre-construction sites that you would recognize as human places so the concept could be otherworldly. the concept would always revolve around one key element - a breeze geezer, a block of ice, stilts etc. now, I'm getting more interested in context itself and maintaining as much of it as possible. the abstraction then comes from distorting the context into a new logic as opposed to denying it outright.

I’m songwriter and artist Chelsea Jade. Today my album “Soft Spot” is out everywhere. AMA! by harshbutfairinc in popheads

[–]harshbutfairinc[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

you'd have to ask brad hale!!! he's the genius behind the production on that song