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ACTUAL CRANE FRIDAY & SATURDAY MAY 29-30 SAGES & SPIRITS SUNDAY & MONDAY MAY 31 – JUNE 1 WOODEN WISDOM THURSDAY JUNE 4 BURNING SPEAR FRIDAY JUNE 5 DANIEL ALLAN SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! moment, it’s defi nitely about coming into myself as a woman, and how I want to show up in this world and be perceived.” Songs like “Masterpiece” and “Breath- less” proclaim unapologetic confidence, while “Long Run” and “Boundaries” (fea- turing a powerful guest verse from elusive emcee DSCRND) take a fi rm stance on what exactly HOME is and isn’t willing to accept in her personal relationships. For HOME, celebrating herself is also inherently tied to celebrating Black identity. “I think embracing who you are and where you come from is part of what makes self- love work. If you don’t embrace what makes you you, then how are you really loving who you are?” she says. “We celebrate this month because for so long, Black people weren’t allowed to celebrate who they were and what made them so unique and amazing. I don’t think I ever disliked being Black, but I was allowing the narrative of, ‘Because I’m Black, I can’t have these things, or people won’t see me in this way,’ to control how I was showing up in the world. Creating this project is what made me start to come to terms with living life on my own terms, like, ‘I’m going to carry myself the way I want to carry myself.’” Letters From Home begins with “Unapolo- getically Melanated,” a melodic spoken-word piece about being a Black woman, setting the tone and introducing themes that continue throughout the project. “My Village,” the penultimate track, features the voices of other important Black women in HOME’s life, like her mom, aunt, sister and friends, echoing lines from the opening song. On “Growing Pains,” the project’s triumphant conclusion, HOME pays tribute to her ancestors and to the way their spiritual presence continues to uplift her. With its chorus of soothing affi rma- tions, “Growing Pains” showers the listener with reassurance, sending them back out into the world empowered. While HOME’s music comes from a deeply personal place, it also refl ects univer- sal human experiences. “You don’t have to be a Black woman to relate to what I’m talking about,” she emphasizes. “You can still listen to it and understand my perspective, which in turn may give you a different perspective on a situation you’ve experienced.” Her vul- nerable lyricism invites listeners to join her on their own journeys towards self-love, and share in the wisdom she’s gained along the way; she says she made Letters From Home “for people to look at and think, ‘How can I apply these feelings and these emotions to myself?’” Though HOME has been singing most of her life, she’s still just getting started. “I have some new songs that I’m going to be working on and releasing shortly, and other projects that I’ve already done that will be out soon,” she hints. “Continuing to explore all things creative, and working that brain muscle.” Letters From Home is now on all streaming plat- forms. HOME will be performing at FoCo MX Sat- urday, April 25, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. at Equinox Brewing, 133 Remington Street, Fort Collins. Tickets for the two-day festival start at $60. Music continued from page 19
