![]() Things that were meant to be hot are cold, like, “Whoa, how did that happen? I thought I was eating sugar. This year has been like “Whoa, what a blur!,” in a sense where people who I thought were A are not even B, they’re Z. I was gonna ask, what is that blur? I assume it’s the crazy rise to pop stardom, because it’s been nuts watching you. But thank God, it’s the first and last time I’ll ever finish music like this. I said to myself, “I can’t do it again,” but this is what life is all about now: giving and making the right amount of time for everything - the right amount of time for fun, the right amount of time to feel good about how you’re making the music. There was no Westlake Studios, where Michael Jackson recorded Thriller, where I can be occasionally when I’m in LA. My setup at home for recording is still as ghetto as it was in 2015, so I was still under a quilt. Because of how busy it got, I finished the EP in a week. Can you run me through your last two months?īree Runway: They’ve been very busy. The FADER: I haven’t seen you since Fashion Week. ![]() Woah, What a Blur! is only the first course, and she’s got an entree in the oven, ready to serve. ![]() It became clear in our conversation that she’s already miles ahead, thinking of herself as the personification of shape and texture. Now that she’s grabbed it, what she does with it next will matter most. She is that girl, and she always has been. In just a few short years, she’s gone from selling children’s shoes to Adele to getting free outfits from the Gaultier archives. The star of the EP, “ That Girl,” is another example of Bree’s ability to speak herself into existence. She asserts herself on tracks like “ BREEE!” and “ ARCHIVE MAMI,” and now that she’s entirely in her moment, there’s weight behind her words. Even in vulnerable moments, like on “ PICK YOUR POISON” featuring Stormzy, she’s a warrior who’s finally found her footing. The follow-up to her 2019 EP Be Runway, where she opened up about her struggles with colorism, discrimination, and self-doubt, Woah, What a Blur! comes from a place of wholeness. A leaked project right before a release could send any young artist into a spiral, but Bree handled it with poise, gratitude, and a bit of rage - three pillars that have helped set the stage for her unstoppable success.īree is Brandy in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella - humble, kind, vocally blessed, and unapologetically brown. You’d never know her fourth EP, Woah, What a Blur! had just been leaked. When I spoke to Bree Runway last month, she was full of energy and light.
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