How trauma & hope shaped marylambertsing's long-awaited second album
It would be hard for the casual observer to see Mary Lambert, upon meeting in person, as anything other than a beacon of joy. As she walks through’s Manhattan office, she smiles at those who pass her by, laughs early and often, and exudes sincerity as she speaks.
"How close can I get to letting somebody in about what this really felt like, what being abused as a child feels like, what it feels like when you're not wanted, what sexual assault feels like, without being exploitative about my story?" she says she would ask herself. "Those are my concerns with releasing this album, potentially triggering or hurting people.
Outside of its status as her first full-length independent release, Lambert's new album also marks a number of other milestones for her. For example, of the 17 songs on , 16 were produced by Lambert herself.
"I remember I called my mom and said, 'I love you, this might be the last time I talk to you,'" she says. "To tell the whole world that I was gay, and to go around stages proclaiming it, I just thought for sure I was going to get shot."
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