Nikki- This album means growth and reflection. The majority of it was written during the pandemic so we had a lot of time to reflect on our past and used the music to process old experiences and feelings.
Kate- Yeah, and through that processing, we've started to dismantle the expectations and pressure we were feeling in our last album 5 Years Behind.
Shari-This album embodies strength. Our music has been growing as we've been growing as people.
Why "Happy Now"?
N- It's the idea that happiness isn't constant. Life is filled with ups and downs--it's about embracing the moments in which you find happiness while also accepting the times that have been difficult.
Where was it recorded and who produced it?
N- It was recorded at Studio G in Brooklyn with Joel Hamilton! We recorded our last LP and single there with Joel, it's like our second home.
One moment you will never forget that happened during the recording?
K- We all stood in the live room and tracked us beating toms like we were going into battle for the outro of one of the songs.
S- One of Joel's close friends Michael Alago came by the studio to hang out. He was telling us different stories from his past and different artists he has worked with. When he was talking about Nina Simone, the whole room went silent and everyone was listening so intently. It was surreal to hear such incredible stories.
Break it down:
“Happiness”
This song’s about the different ways we seek validation and how whether you look for it externally or internally, it’s never an easy process. In the end, it’s about being more aware of where we’re trying to find happiness. The verses flip back and forth between happiness from the “outside-in” and from the “inside out,” at the end of the day, validation is usually about wanting to be liked and to feel seen. The song leads to the question, “Who is this all for and what does ‘happiness’ in this context really mean?”
“I Wish 2016 Never Happened”
A big part of life is acceptance and growing from the things you can’t change. THICK is all about moving forward, but sometimes it feels good to write a song about regret and anger. At this point in my life, I’d never change what happened that year, but damn, it feels good to scream about it on stage.
“Loser”
This song is an anthem for everyone who feels outshined and overlooked by the people around them. Especially in music, it’s so easy to feel like a loser and a fuck-up. We want people to know that it’s okay to mess up and that everyone’s a loser sometimes. It’s really the best way to live, instead of trying to be number one all the time. It's about using that chip on your shoulder to do better and realizing that you’re never going to be a winner if you keep using other people as your measuring stick.
“Tell Myself”
This is a daydream about giving your younger self advice, thinking about all the things you wish you could have told them when they felt lost. When you’re navigating big issues--like family issues, abusive relationships, and depression--there’s a very real sense of hopelessness that can creep in. It can be isolating and make it hard to believe you’ll ever be happy again. It’s so important to believe in yourself and to know that it’s okay to ask other people for help to get you through to the other side.
“Her Chapstick”
This song starts with an old guitar riff Shari had written back in college. When she played it for us, the melody resonated with something she was going through in her relationship at the time, so we helped craft it into a story about her experience. Sometimes you realize you can’t necessarily be someone’s “everything” and that the boundaries that define your relationship aren’t always perfectly clear.
“Your Garden”
This song was ten years in the making. It took that long to be able to put the feeling of being stuck in an abusive cycle into words and to feel comfortable sharing it with the world. It’s cathartic because it’s such a process to pull yourself out of something toxic and move forward past the shame that comes from both internal and external sources.
“Montreal”
This song is about the fleeting moment when everything falls into place, you’re with the right person and it’s the right time. It’s about the dream of knowing them through the end of life, hoping that one day you get to see them and love them with grey hair.
“Wants & Needs”
How can you get what you want and what you need if you don’t know what it is or how to ask for it? This song leans into the idea that you are the only one who has the answers and you have to go inward and listen to what is best for you. It’s the only way you’re going to be able to create change in your life.
“Maybe Tomorrow”
“Maybe Tomorrow” is our inevitable ode to New York -- it’s a reckoning with nostalgia and how memory can shape your expectations. It can be hard to lose the feeling of security that can be found in familiarity and recognize that you’re growing out of a place that has felt like home. You can love it so much and be ready for something else.
“Disappear”
This is a love song, but when performed it’s delivered with frustration and some sadness. It’s about being with someone you love and wishing you could take away all their pain, wishing that they wouldn’t disappear into their own thoughts, and waiting for them to return to you.
“Something Went Wrong”
We wrote this song around the time that Sarah Everard was murdered. Most female-identifying, as well as trans and non-binary humans, can identify with the fears that come along with daily life. We watch our shadows when we walk around at night, we share our locations on our phones, and text our friends when we get home at night. Even though the lyrics describe the fears we experience on a daily basis, the song channels our anger. We are PISSED that we have to deal with all of this and that on top of it, we are usually told it’s our fault. We all have to stick together and look out for each other while holding our middle fingers in the air.
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