Let's see what she had to say!
What do you want listeners to know about “Running Circles”?
I just want listeners to know how much I love to create. Singing, writing, editing visuals, those have always been such important pillars in my life and my hope is that my love for it is evident in “Running Circles” (as well as all my other work, both released and unreleased).
Do you have a favorite lyric from the song?
My favorite lyric is probably “I, I, I well I’ve been here, wasting away I hope I don’t disappear.”
How did you come up with the cover artwork?
We actually shot the cover at my friend’s house. Her mother is an incredibly gifted artist and has so much of her beautiful artwork around the house which I wanted to include. I really wanted to lean into this visual arts theme because I’ve always been very shy and not entirely comfortable expressing myself with words. With visuals, a photograph, a painting, a statue - these works speak for themselves. Many have withstood the test of time and are immediately recognizable hundreds (if not thousands) of years later. As a visual person, art has always spoken to me especially in its expression of deep sadness, despair, and confusion. This song for me, really touches on not being able to express difficult emotions, and no matter how hard you try, there’s no resolution. I wanted to almost pose as an immortalized version of myself in that moment with what I was experiencing.
What was the biggest challenge when creating the song?
The biggest challenge for me was (and always is) in the actual recording of the lead vocal because I always believe I can do better or achieve a better sound. I’ll re-record lines constantly and be incredibly nit-picky with each of the takes. It can definitely be exhausting and I’ll need to take breaks from listening to myself haha
Do you have any favorite memories of the recording process?
My favorite memories are probably when everything finally started to come together; that usually happens when we begin working on the background vocals. It’s actually always been my favorite part of recording because to me, backgrounds add so much depth and color to a song. But overall, recording and building a song, it is such an outlet for me. It brings me a lot of joy, even when I’m stressed about it, it’s just something I really love to do.
You can definitely feel that love!
As always, I want to thank Isabelle for taking the time to share this with us. It's always nice to be able to learn a bit more about a song.
Be sure to listen and follow along with her to see what she's up to. I would definitely follow her on Instagram, and/or Spotify. In fact, go do both right now!
Thanks again Isabelle Gitlin!
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