Recording artist and songwriter Jennifer Alvarado’s latest EP, Lately offers equal parts warmth and grit across five unflinchingly honest tracks. Stripping away the protective gloss to reveal and confront the pinpricks of life, the project weighs heavy emotions with undertones of healing sparkling through.
With a sonic palette rooted in ‘90s country and Americana alongside a confessional lyrical style, the project is raw as weaves through fragility, faith, and emotional fatigue with an empowering surge of strength.
From addressing the internal battles of living with depression on the title track to taking other hard looks at mental illness, specifically disordered eating and distorted self-image on tracks like “Wake Up Alice” and “Dear Ana,” Alvarado breaks down the resounding silence around these topics with brave yet tender sonic steps.
Tearing through real and relatable struggles to reflect upon judgment and compassion comes “Jesus In A Bar,” which takes stock on accountability with sobering yet provoking touch.
Thought-provoking yet gentle from beginning to end, Lately offers recognition of our lived-in, ongoing struggles to survive led by Alvarado’s meaningful and bold craft as her powerful project comes to life as an exhale of catharsis.
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