Rising indie voice Ferry Townes releases her anticipated debut album Side Effects of Happiness via Licorice Pizza Records. For singer-songwriter Julia Gargano, this debut project as Ferry Townes defines a new chapter of her artistry: “I had a huge catalog (of music) for everyone but me.” This record documents Julia’s acute awareness of young adulthood’s difficulties while exploring a new sound.
“Every page of lyrics tries to be closure to a tumultuous day, trying to compost the hard shit and turn it into energy, heartbreak into audacity, anxiousness into meditation. Nothing about life right now is normal and we are all off-roading emotionally and these songs should feel like a 4×4 for listeners.”
“I can literally see my growth as a person when I look at these songs. They were written over the span of the past 3 years, which were a rollercoaster. Mid twenties are such a weird age. Ferry Townes was born out of a need to say things we should but don’t. Our songs are like those intense, never-sent letters, filled with raw overshares that one might only say with brave thumbs, but not their mouths.”
