At the start of 2021, singer-songwriter chlothegod threw a farewell party for her musical career. She had been writing songs since high school, but hadn’t yet garnered the financial stability or level of recognition she wanted and decided it was time to move on. But, despite her best efforts, she couldn’t stop making music. “I was still setting up my microphone and laptop in my kitchen every day and recording,” she says. “When I talked about quitting, I was not being honest with myself about how expressing myself through music is necessary for my health and my development as a person. It makes me feel complete.” Not long after that party, EQT Recordings, the label she’s now signed to, reached out, and within a week chlothegod was on a flight to Los Angeles. “This has been the story of my life so far,” she says. “I'm always very committed to my decisions, but then something fairly miraculous will happen and I'm on a new path.”