Maria Kelly – eight hours
“It’s in the not knowing
If I’m coming or going.”
Alt.folk queen Maria Kelly (top) tackles self-doubt on her introspective and charming single – the follow-up to the acclaimed Martha. Look out for her new album in the Autumn on VETA Records.
Maria says:
“You convince yourself that it’s just one single thing, and that if you could just find it, fix it, get over it – everything would be OK again. Ironically, through that process of invalidating, there’s so much pressure, guilt and shame, which just sends us further into that spiral.
“It’s a cycle I think a lot of us fall into, because it’s really hard to give yourself permission to struggle. I spent a really long time fighting against my own experience. Feeling down or lost always equated to ‘not trying hard enough’. I was always on the hunt for something to fix, but I’m constantly reminding myself that nothing is inherently ‘broken’ – so there is nothing to fix in the first place.”
Nick says: Maria’s the name.
Very nice.