Rising electro-pop artist Elohim on how she uses music to cope with her mental-health struggles — and invites fans to do the same
This year, Elohim set off on her first headlining run — dubbed “The Group Therapy Tour” — but it ended early due to COVID-19.
During the pandemic, Elohim has sustained that sense of community by hosting frequent live streams and creating a safe haven in the comments section of her social media. During, she called in from Palm Springs to chat about why the tour felt like a breakthrough and how she’s been spending her time in lockdown. I’m not usually home this much. So when I’m home, all I really listen to is old vinyl that I have because that’s like a feeling of being home for me.
I was so sad when it was canceled because it was like nothing I had experienced. [On tour] I would give people the opportunity if they wanted to speak on the mic, I was like, “This is our time together. Whatever you want to do with this time.” There were so many nights where everyone was just in tears and my crew was in tears. It was beyond anything we could have ever imagined. There was a time in D.C.
Growing up, I think I had a severe panic disorder and anxiety disorder. I didn’t identify that till later in life. Once I kind of identified it, I didn’t even know there were other people that felt that way. I put out my song “Xanax” — which was the second song I ever put out, but it was actually the first song I ever wrote as Elohim — I put that out and there were all these messages that were coming in with other people saying, “I never knew anyone felt this way.
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