Lily Hain has returned with her sophomore album ‘Learning To Let Go‘, a compelling twelve-song LP that follows a host of singles, a January tour, and a host of testimonials. The album took shape in 2024 after the death of Hain’s father, amid heartbreak, shifting relationships, and exhaustion from managing her releases. Those experiences inform songs concerned with recovery, perseverance, and learning to live through change.
Discussing the project, Lily explains: “I wrote Learning To Let Go during a period of massive change. After losing my dad in 2024, it felt like everything I knew flew out the window, and I had to learn how to navigate this new reality. So much was going on around me: my relationships were changing, I went through heartbreak, and I was dealing with a lot of burnout after 4 years of back-to-back self-managed, Independent Releases. Even though the album is largely about loss, I don’t think it’s a sad album. It’s an album about healing, hope, growth, and life lessons. There’s something to be said about living through your worst nightmare and living to tell the tale. Learning To Let Go is the feeling of being in a dark tunnel and seeing the light at the end. I hope Learning To Let Go can give comfort to anyone going through something similar and serve as a reminder that no matter how hard it gets, there is always a silver lining.”
Raised in Northern California and having lived in New York for the last five years, her early work gained attention on BBC Radio One and in Dove’s ‘Most Likely To’ campaigns, helping her grow immeasurably.
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