I think “Cool Grl” is a coming-of-age story in the truest sense – it’s pieces of my childhood, my tumult, my trauma, and my heartbreak that outline a story I’m really proud to share. However, the narrative idea stayed consistent throughout: I really wanted to make something that felt like a coming-of-age story.” This EP actually started as a full-length album (so perhaps there are more songs coming soon), but over the course of the recording process I realized I wanted to break it down into a more concise piece of work. We have been making music together since we were freshmen in college and it was really cool to come together on this project because we’ve both grown so much since then and I think you can hear that in the music. One of my closest friends Joey Messina-Doerning produced this EP with me and it felt like we were on the same page the whole time. “The recording process was also really special to me. Of course lockdown started in March, so I couldn’t start recording for a while but that actually gave me a lot of time to consider how I wanted to tell these stories, what they should look like, feel like, etc.” I feel most inspired when I’m in motion, so these songs came out really quickly and effortlessly. To me this EP is a final form born from that liminal time, and it’s so cool to be able to make something that can speak on my behalf and say “this is who I am.” I had just moved back to Los Angeles from New York in January of 2020, and a lot of these songs were prompted by that big life transition. “I could feel myself growing but I still didn’t know what I’d turn into. “When I first started writing Cool Grl, I could tell that I was going through big changes and finally coming into my own skin, but I was frustrated that the process was so blurry,” Maisyn tells Atwood Magazine. Maisyn appears to hold nothing back in powerfully personal, relatable songs that speak to everything from young romance and personal insecurities, to familial weight and body shaming, to the barriers around being vulnerable and sharing your full person with others. A heartfelt, uptempo blend of driving beats and soaring sonics, Cool Grl is a powerfully introspective coming-of-age collection: One that delves deep into life and the self with lyrics that tap into themes of identity and self-exploration, nostalgia and excitement, reflection and reckoning. III), Maisyn’s six-track debut hopefully puts her on the alternative world’s map for good. Produced by Grammy-nominated engineer / producer Joey Messina-Doerning (HAIM, Women in Music Pt. Sitting at that fuzzy border between indie pop and rock, Maisyn released her first single “Cool Grl” in January of this year, and has been slowly teasing out singles over the past eight months – giving her songs time to reach a mostly online audience (as a result of the pandemic), while garnering early acclaim from the likes of Earmilk, Bust, 1883 Magazine, and other outlets. Independently released September 21, 2021, Cool Grl represents an exciting and meaningful step forward for Hudson Valley-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Maisyn. Half of the bed how could I help it I know I said I was good at being unavailable but baby ooh you got me beat I can’t be your cool grl honey ‘cause I want you to love me Cool Grl – Maisyn © Rly Blonde you say f***ing and feeling are things you keep separate but would you ever think of amending that just for second ‘cause there’s no surprise mine are like watercolor A radiant indie pop record, Maisyn’s catchy and cathartic debut EP Cool Grl captures the heart through irresistible, intimate, and unapologetically honest confessionals that leave us stirred, breathless, and longing for more. Mostly though, it’s an introduction to an artist we cannot wait to hear more from in the coming weeks, months, and years. It’s a record of the people and places, decisions and choices that impact us both overall and in the moment – and it’s also a record that asserts control over one’s own narrative, such that we get to define for ourselves who we are and how we interact with this world. for fans of Charli Adams, Holly Humberstone, Phoebe Bridgers, girlhouse, Abby Holliday Stream: “Cool Grl” – Maisynīeautifully sweet and achingly expressive, Maisyn’s debut EP is a wondrous and raw exploration not only of oneself, but also of one’s surrounding world.
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