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The first new music from Willa Ford in over two decades is a bold rebirth and a brave reclaiming of a dream nearly destroyed. After joining a longtime friend for a series of informal songwriting sessions in 2023, the Northern California-based artist quickly reconnected with her long-dormant musical passion, tapping into the formidable talent previously shown in co-writing songs like her Top 40 breakout hit “I Wanna Be Bad.” But as she delved deeper into the creative process, Ford suffered her first bout with a type of seizure known as PNES—a phenomenon later found to be triggered by unresolved trauma closely tied to her past experience in music. While working through that trauma and learning to cope with her condition, she dove back into music with an even fiercer sense of purpose, soon arriving at the sublime catharsis of her forthcoming new album: a triumphant return delivering equal parts pure pop pleasure & daring self-revelation.
“Burn Burn” makes for a magnetic introduction to Ford’s new musical chapter. “I just wanted to write a fun pop song, but over time the lyrics kept evolving,” she says. “Eventually it became a song about burning all the false stories we tell ourselves and the beliefs that don’t serve us anymore.” In a feat of pop alchemy emblematic of the entire album, “Burn Burn” transforms Ford’s inner monologue into a glorious anthem of self-salvation, setting her hypnotic vocals to a hard-hitting backdrop of shimmering textures and darkly throbbing grooves.
“Burn Burn” makes for a magnetic introduction to Ford’s new musical chapter. “I just wanted to write a fun pop song, but over time the lyrics kept evolving,” she says. “Eventually it became a song about burning all the false stories we tell ourselves and the beliefs that don’t serve us anymore.” In a feat of pop alchemy emblematic of the entire album, “Burn Burn” transforms Ford’s inner monologue into a glorious anthem of self-salvation, setting her hypnotic vocals to a hard-hitting backdrop of shimmering textures and darkly throbbing grooves.
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