You feel vulnerable and often come up disenchanted by the whole thing. Everyone on dating apps has had a horror story or six. “Beach House.” It’s the silliest song by far, but it came from such a natural place. What song are you most excited for people to hear? Running over to your ex’s house in the middle of the night in the pouring rain and screaming, “Let’s start this again” - something happened before those decisions! Even though it’s a sad title, I feel like it’s also uplifting. Extreme events can take place because of loneliness, at least in my own life.

It sounds like it has a negative connotation, but when you analyze your loneliness, it can be beautiful. Loneliness is a big theme of this album, and the extremes that come with it. The Loneliest Time balances real emotions with a sense of light, upbeat energy. “I’m happy,” she says, later adding with a laugh, “I’m glad I went through those last couple of years - and I don’t want to do it again.”Ĭarly Rae Jepsen Explores the World of Dating Apps in New Single 'Beach House'Ĭarly Rae Jepsen Will Explore Solitude on Newly-Announced Album 'The Loneliest Time'Ĭarly Rae Jepsen Catches a 'Western Wind' as She Announces Fall Tour But now, on Zoom, sitting in front of a painting made by her aunt and uncle, the answer to the dreaded “How are you doing?” question is clear by the smile on her face. “Like, ‘Where am I? What decisions have I made to get here? Am I happy?’ Many of those hard questions you have to face one way or another.”įrom that time of self-reflection, she birthed her fifth album, The Loneliest Time (due out Oct.

“It caused a lot of contemplation,” she says. “It’s a loaded question,” she says, “and my answer has been complicated.” Jepsen admits she struggled to adjust to life at home during quarantine after years of nonstop touring and recording, and she suffered a family loss during the pandemic that led her to therapy to deal with her grief. After all, between the pandemic and the three-year gap since her last proper album, we haven’t heard much from the pop star lately. People keep asking Carly Rae Jepsen how she’s doing. CRJ_DSP_APPLE_EXCLUSIVEc - Credit: Meredith Jenks*

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