Strawberry Runners bandleader Emi Night guides us through her diaristic, complex, multivalent, exploratory debut album.
debut album came from a place of creative—and personal—necessity. The LP is interwoven with helmsman Emi Night’s life experiences, both past and present: the substance abuse and mental illness which afflicted her siblings, homelessness and poverty, incarceration and domestic violence. And yet,doesn’t feel bitter; more than that, it’s vulnerable and honest, a retrospective of a life lived despite and because of the circumstances that made it.
I was recording the vocal take, and the band was out in the control room. They had pulled out a bunch of instruments and were listening back to the intro, just…vibing haha, I don’t know how else to explain it. I came out and they were like, jump in here! So I grabbed a mandolin—pretty sure it was out of tune but it worked for the part. We played around and told a little story—it felt like the musical equivalent of, “once upon a time…” or “a long, long time ago…” or something like that.
We had folks there who played in well-known bands and released successful records, alongside folks who were sharing the first song they’d written, or who were returning to music after years of dormancy. It was cool to see how we all had something to learn from each other, no matter what stage we were in. The song provided a way for everyone to experiment in a cozy, welcoming environment, receive much-needed support, feedback, and discussion. But it was also just a fun excuse to hang out.
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