Sea Lemon - Cellar

Published: June 26, 2023, 7 a.m.

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Sea Lemon - "Cellar," a 2023 single from Luminelle Records.

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"Sometimes I imitate /
Things that make me afraid"

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So sings Seattle-based singer/songwriter Natalie Lew \\u2014 who records as Sea Lemon \\u2014 in today\'s dreamy, yet eerie Song of the Day.

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\\u201c\\u2018Cellar\\u2019 was inspired by my love of really classic horror and thriller films, like Blow Out and Misery, and how loving scary movies can sometimes feel like something is wrong with you," Lew shares in a press statement. "That idea of the \\u2018cellar\\u2019 in the song is based on the traditional horror trope where the protagonist can\\u2019t help but discover what\\u2019s lurking in the basement, and that what they find there often represents something really dark and horrifying. In the lyrics, I say \\u2018the cellar is where I belong\\u2019 which is me grappling with this idea that sometimes really terrifying imagery interests me the most.\\u201d

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