Release Date: Aug 15, 2025
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Record label: RCA
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On a song named after a popular HBO series, the singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert says, “This isn’t Sex and the City / Nobody’s watching me write in my room.” While emphasizing the solitude of a writer, this observation combines that profession with celebrity. On her debut album, Who’s the Clown? Hobert invites listeners into this contradictory headspace. The newly minted pop star has no trouble finding comfort in isolation.
It's always exciting when new voices start to gain traction in the music industry. These days, they tend to arrive at the mainstream sphere by either blowing up on TikTok or with the strength of having previous connections under their belt. Or maybe because they actually do stand out on their own and have something not necessarily new to say, but rather an interesting way of saying it.
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