Lauren Spencer Smith‘s debut album, Mirror, has lastly arrived. The singer launched the undertaking on Friday (July 14), and main as much as its launch spoke with Billboard Information in regards to the that means behind the undertaking’s fascinating title, in addition to the teachings she took away from writing the LP.
“Initially after I first wished to title the album, I wished it to be one thing about reflecting as a result of every part that’s on the album is a private expertise to me,” she defined to Billboard workers author Rania Aniftos. “Then all through realizing nobody had been by my aspect apart from the mirror seeing each cry sesh, joyful sesh, got here again from the primary date with my boyfriend and feeling excited, it was the one factor that was a continuing all through the rollercoaster of feelings that I needed to undergo to write down the album, nevertheless it felt so becoming calling it Mirror.”
Smith continued, “Once I first began writing the album, I might by no means have imagined that I used to be going to finish the album with that title. I undoubtedly assume it was one thing that I randomly began pondering of someday, like ‘Wow, I actually wouldn’t the place I’m in the present day if every part didn’t occur to me.’ And as a lot as generally I nonetheless look again being very irritated and unhappy that issues like that occurred to me, it simply has made me who I’m. It’s the explanation I written all of the songs. I keep in mind pondering someday to myself, ‘I feel I ought to thank the person who damage me,’ as a result of they variety gave me this trajectory of a profession at this level.”
Mirror options breakthrough singles “Fingers Crossed” and “Flowers,” “Fantasy” with GAYLE and Em Beihold, “That Half” and extra. The 20-year-old will embark on a tour in North America, U.Ok. and Europe beginning on July 14 to assist the album.
Reflecting on Mirror, Smith additionally shared that writing the LP has allowed her to really feel extra comfy inside her craft: “All through songwriting I simply realized to say no matter I would like, it doesn’t need to have a foul intention to it, it’s simply one thing that I need to say within the track and permitting myself to be sincere in all of my songs and actually be true to myself.”
Watch Smith’s full interview with Billboard Information within the video above.
