Four Years of LA Doesn't Miss Me

It’s wild to think that four whole years have passed since I released my second EP, "LA Doesn’t Miss Me." Four years since those songs first stepped out into the world wearing their own little pieces of my heart. I’ve been reflecting on that era a lot lately…the girl I was, the city I loved and feared, the dreams I was chasing. Sometimes it feels like another lifetime. Sometimes it feels like I could close my eyes and be right back to when I was 19.

One of the most magical parts of being a songwriter is that my memories aren’t just in my mind. They live in verses and choruses, frozen in time. All I have to do is press play, and I’m transported. I can see the exact night I scribbled a lyric in one of my many journals. Songwriting is like my own private time machine.

"LA Doesn’t Miss Me" will always be more than a collection of songs to me. It’s a portrait of a moment in my life. Late-night drives down Sunset, living alone for the first time, tear-stained notebooks, and the rush of believing in something with your whole being. And the fact that these songs found their way into your lives means more than I could ever put into words.

I wanted to mark this anniversary by sharing something special with you: a few of my favorite film photos from that time, and some of the original lyric sheets that shaped this project. Looking at them now is like opening a box of old love letters. Every smudge of ink and fold in the paper carries a memory.

Next year will be five years of "LA Doesn’t Miss Me" which feels like a milestone worthy of something truly special. We’ll make it a celebration. But for now, I just wanted to sit here with you, in this little pocket of nostalgia, and say thank you. Thank you for being here from the very start, for welcoming my music into your hearts, and for letting me tell my stories.