Interview with carobae
We had the pleasure of interviewing carbae over Zoom video!
carobae, the moniker of Nashville writer, artist and producer, Caroline Baker, released her debut album scared to go to sleep, due out now via too drunk for a tuesday records / STEM.
Recent single, \u201che\u2019ll never know\u201d starts off with carobae\u2019s acoustic guitar strumming to her aching ethereal vocals speaking to an old lover about past issues that are of no concern now that she\u2019s in a better place b/w the soft loud chorus to the very dark \u201cstab my back.\u201d \u201che\u2019ll never know\u201d is completely written and produced by carobae herself.
In the simplest form, \u201che\u2019ll never know\u201d is about freedom from who I\u2019d been in past relationships because now I\u2019ve found someone who doesn\u2019t need me to change who I am or my needs for their own. I wrote and produced this song alone a little over two years ago when I had done a lot of personal growth and realization that I deserved to be with someone who didn\u2019t treat me like an afterthought or burden. I\u2019ve been holding onto this song for a while now, and I\u2019m still with who I wrote it about - he\u2019s eve playing drums on the record. In the past I\u2019ve released a good amount of music about one-sided relationships and not feeling like I\u2019ve been enough, and \u201che\u2019ll never know\u201d coming out now feels like the perfect follow up to those old stories I\u2019ve told. I think everyone needs to hear that there\u2019s love out there that you don\u2019t have to bend over backwards for and that you deserve simply by just existing. \u2013 carobae
scared to go to sleep\u2019s tracklist is comprised of the indie pop singer-songwriter confessions from the heart, with candid and colorful songs written and produced solely by carobae as well as songs co-written and co-produced with Brandon Shoop (sophie cates, Quinn XCII), Sean Kennedy (UPSAHL, Role Model, Nessa Barrett), Lauren Mandel (L\xd8L\xd8, TALK, Maggie Lindemann, MOTHICA), Raziel (Siiickbrain, Poutyface, Slush Puppy) and Megan Redmond (Taylor Edwards, Charlotte Sands, Taela). With this single and prior singles, title track \u201cscared to go to sleep\u201d b/w \u201cif I don\u2019t leave the house, \u201ctill the day i ___\u201d b/w \u201cevery time i close my eyes,\u201d which was included in Consequence\u2019s \u201cSong of the Week\u201d and \u201cdead ends/happy endings,\u201d carobae released b-sides that complement the tone and theme of each single.
With the release of \u201cscared to go to sleep,\u201d carobae launched new merch items, releasing \u201cbehind the song\u201d videos on her YouTube showing fans how she produces and writes each song, and giving fans \u201crestless pages\u201d designed as an activity book to be done while one is listening to the new songs. scared to go to sleep is a shift from carobae\u2019s relationship/heartbreak songs fans are familiar with, showing them a new kind of heartbreak sound \u2013 heartbreak from the world. carobae first started releasing her own music in 2019 through a handful of EPs starting with songs from 3am, followed by The Longest Year: Part One in 2020 and in 2021 she dropped The Longest Year: Part Two. These early releases earned her raves from NYLON, Ones to Watch and Alternative Press. Along the way, she\u2019s garnered over 40 MILLION streams on Spotify, who featured her on a billboard in downtown Nashville and featured her songs on numerous playlists including New Music Friday, Fresh Finds, Fresh & Chill, Indie Pop, and more.
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