The newest for me this year has been Erika de Casier. It’s funny, because my manager sent me her record and was like, “You’d really like this,” and I listened to it and I was like, “Dang, I really like this!” Then my boyfriend got really mad at me, because apparently he tried to show me her before and I did not have the same response.
Maybe that just wasn’t a good time for me to listen to new music. I definitely go through phases where I don’t even listen to music. I feel like when I tour a lot, it just feels overdone to me — especially when I’m just around the house, I’d rather be in silence.
But she’s great. It feels like generally what I would do if I made those songs. Especially just the recording process — it feels very intimate, which I enjoy, just recording-your-own-vocals-at-your-house type beat. So I think I just relate to how intimate it makes you feel listening to it.
I’ve been listening to her album Essentials, which came out in 2019, but she did put out a new album this year. My favorite song is “Puppy Love.” It’s very recreated old school R&B. She’ll use a lot of sound samples that would be so cheesy if someone else used them. It’s definitely ‘90s inspired.
I didn’t connect so instantly to the music before, but off the first listen this time I was. I feel like it was just supposed to be that way. Maybe it’s just the time I’m in in my life — I think I just extra relate to these love songs right now.
As told to Annie Fell.
(Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana)
