Inside Vancouver Artist Jillian Lake’s Folk-Pop Album ‘Younger Then’

elvet sounds, big feelings, and sunshine-fueled are all words to describe the newest album from Jillian Lake – Younger Then. The Vancouver artist is fully embracing who she is by forgiving her younger self and letting go of the expectations she has clung so tightly to in the past. As she shares: “I didn’t bother pretending, I just exposed all of myself and told the stories of my hurt. I want people to let themselves feel every feeling instead of pushing it away, burying, or hiding it. Use those feelings to learn and grow and change and listen. When I listen now, I feel like I was so naive, and juvenile, and I give myself forgiveness and grace for that, and celebrate all the ways I’ve grown.” Over the course of the 13 tracks, listeners are treated to her delicate poetry via melodies a...

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