Indie-pop singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri has released her second studio album I think I spoke too soon, via Atlas Artists / Parlophone Records
The album’s focus track Pretty girls is a track celebrating women, self-confidence and the freedom to express oneself without fear of judgement.
Speaking about the track, Chinouriri shared: “Pretty girls is the anthem for all women wanting to express who they are with the freedom to not be judged. When I say all women I mean it… I have a deep love and admiration for beautiful women including myself and I’m glad I have a song that represents that confidence for me and hopefully many other pretty girls.”
Accompanying the track is a music video directed by Dora Paphides, which serves as a euphoric ode to the magic of womanhood.
Embracing themes of self-expression, embodiment and freedom, the visual captures the confidence and joy at the heart of Pretty girls, bringing its celebration of women and individuality to life.
Featuring the previously released singles One song away from crying, Make believe and Broken chair, I think I spoke too soon expands upon the intoxicating alchemy of pop, indie and rock influences that Chinouriri has long used to sketch portraits of her inner world that are dynamic and deeply intimate.
The resulting project is an absorbingly vulnerable study into unpicking those tensions: Between the internal and the external, our thoughts and our actions, who we are versus who we want to be.
In many ways, this album is Chinouriri’s offering of loving permission; permission to fall and to get back up, to change, question, learn and grow in the face of the messy, beautiful reality of ongoing personal evolution.
“My core thing is you can change who you are at any moment and you can forgive yourself at any moment.
“And I think forgiving yourself is the first step in becoming a better person,” she said.
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