Becca Harvey, the 26-year-oldAtlantamusician who performs asgirlpuppy, speaks the same way she writes songs.
I describe it as devastating, but not really, she says.
Its funny because its sad in such a monotonous way.
Girlpuppy, a.k.a. Becca HarveyTonje Thilesen*
The 10 tracks onSweetnessfind Harvey recalling a familiar rise and fall.
In the beginning, the prospect of newfound romance is limitless and thrilling.
The albums closer, I Think I Did, sees Harvey hoping to never see that person again.
Tale as old as time.
Despite its perceived chronology, I Just Do!
was actually one of the last songs she wrote for the album.
It starts with I Just Do!
And then the record ends with I Think I Did, where its like, Well.
Harvey approaches songwriting and performing diaristically.
I dont need to put his brothers name in there, she says.
It happened and now its not happening, and this is just a little memory.
Writing was the reason Harvey began making music at all.
Her voice is currently the only instrument she knows.
Im a huge Beatles fan, she says.
I dont really talk about it a lot, but I love the Beatles.
She also chatted with the Nationals Matt Berninger (King, she says) for a publishedconversationabout artistry.
We had to put the mandolin down at one point, like, Get it out of the room.
It wouldve been crazy.
I absolutely love pop music, but Im never going to do that again, she says.
Even with my hair.
I feel pressure with the platinum hair, Harvey says.
And my label was like, Oh, no, no, no, no.
The white hair is your brand.
Her eyes light up as she has a revelation: I want to be Fiona.
I want to be Fiona Apple.
And if you dont, then Im sorry.
she half-jokes about her own inclusion in this series.
Thinking it over some more, she adds: But for me, Im honored.
I would love to keep making music forever.
So yes, I am the future of music because I want to make music forever.
A pause, then another revelation.
I actually deserve this, in that case.
