new album!

What’s up, y’all?

My new album “balikbayan boots” is out now on Spotify. Take a listen. I hope you enjoy! The title of this album comes from the idea of a Southern Filipino. I grew up in North Carolina in a little trailer park about forty-five minutes away from Raleigh. I love country music. The more granola the better. I attended school in the Philippines for about a year and a half before returning to the States. I went to Southeast Raleigh High School and then Appalachian State University before I ended up in Atlanta.

This giant city has soooo much to offer. I truly am grateful to be here. I feel like I’ve come a long way from little Youngsville and a circular dirt road about twenty trailers big. It’s still difficult. In new ways, I find myself head to head with my own stubbornness. The ways I never realized I was holding myself back. Yet, here I am. Despite all of that, I’m still pursuing my dreams.

It’s rough. I feel like there is no end in sight sometimes. Like, what am I even dreaming? Where am I even going? What am I really meant to be doing and who will I become?

But, I am a trusting person. This allows me to have a incredible sense of faith. With faith, anything is possible. With faith, I can run towards my dreams without fully understanding exactly what they are or even what I necessarily need to do.

Along with my new album, I am announcing the rescheduled date of my little concert! My friends Juja and Joshua Nathaniel will be playing their own music, too. It’s free entry so please pull up. I’m excited to play again and I can’t wait to share all my new music.

Already, I’m working on the next album. I feel like I have so much to say and express. I’m trying to figure out the right ways to do that. Maybe “right” is the wrong word. I’m trying to figure out the ways that feel truest to my expression and what I’m feeling. The ways that feel the most vulnerable, with the thinnest wall between the physical and the spiritual. Between the product and my very soul. I don’t want to be able to differentiate the two.

So, I hope you take a listen, come to the concert, or support by purchasing some merch! All of it helps me get closer to where I want to be. I’m grateful for any time you take and any measure of support you offer. I will have my artwork and prints up on the website soon! It’s been a wild month and I’m getting into the swing and balance of creating, recording, sharing, community, and living.

Peace and Love,

Perlizbeth