“Lonely After Curfew” is a progressive-country-influenced pop ballad that explores the fear of abandonment and codependency.
The melody comes together to offer listeners a track that explores Sophia Bel’s insecurities, the ones she fails to communicate to the object of her affections. Mixing Y2K influences with modern-day dating, “Lonely After Curfew” examines vulnerability in relationships and once again, reveals another side of her creativity.
“I wrote “Lonely After Curfew” during last winter’s curfew that we had in Montreal. It was the cherry on top of the isolation sundae and my fear of abandonment and codependency issues were at their peak. I had never experienced dating in such unusual circumstances and I had too much space to let my anxieties get the best of me. It was a beautiful feeling, to be so in love, but I let it consume me. I didn’t know how to find balance in such a disorienting time”
Sophia Bel expresses this ahead of her debut album out this April,“‘Anxious Avoidant’ is the most vulnerable body of work that I will have ever shared with the world. It is a collection of emotions and states of mind that are very honest and unfiltered. It expresses sides of myself that I am not always proud of.
Looking back at what I wrote during the last year, I see myself projecting my hopes and dreams onto other mortal humans, I see a girl who seeks happiness outside of herself, I feel the infatuation that I mistook for real love.
I also see how far I’ve come in learning to communicate, being vulnerable, setting boundaries and growing out of the victim mindset. When I was younger it was very comforting to have artists expressing their vulnerability, so in that sense I hope you will relate to this open diary.”
“Throughout my life and my path towards self discovery, I have dabbled in many forms of expression and I have led many lives, but music has always been the underlying common denominator in all that I aim to do, and it has presented itself in many different forms and for many different reasons.
As a child I liked to escape and dream of being just like my idols, as a teen I found great relief in expressing myself through songwriting. As a young adult I experienced many phases of getting to know myself, my boundaries and my core values. Today I feel like I have come to a full circle, finding joy and pride in self acceptance.
I have decided to embrace my roots, which I had rejected for many years out of shame and a quest for validation. I have decided to be unapologetically vulnerable and transparent. I know I have a ways to go and I will never be satisfied in stillness.”
When it comes to the state of the music industry today, Sophia’s mind is quite blunt!
“I would like there to be more space for artists to express themselves through their different facets. In this current algorithm dictated world, it’s hard to be a nuanced human. It feels like the only way to be heard and maintain a platform is by fitting into a specific niche and having your full time job become daily content creation.
I also think it is about time that streaming platforms distribute their users’ money to the artist that they are actually listening to. If I listened to Indigo De Souza all month, shouldn’t my subscription go directly to her?”
