Luckily, she says her move has done just the opposite.<\/p>\n
On Friday, her new single \u201cShow Up\u201d with Luc de la Croixx dropped\u2014and she recorded it in her Brooklyn apartment. It\u2019s her first release in two years and it\u2019s got some funky groove work that your ears won\u2019t want to miss out on. Show up and give it a listen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n In recent months, she says she\u2019s been making connections and finding inspiration on the streets of Dumbo, Brooklyn and all over that Apple.<\/p>\n When I spoke to Satica recently, I was grinning like the Cheshire Cat behind the phone when she told me she\u2019d picked up my absolute favorite pastime: Walking around, dissociating while listening to music. Well, she put it in more positive terms.<\/p>\n \u201cI have more opportunities to just be on my feet and I have a destination and I\u2019m getting lost in my headphones,\u201d she said. \u201cVersus like in LA or Long Beach \u2026 I\u2019m driving in my car listening to music but there’s a different feeling when you\u2019re moving your whole body.\u201d<\/p>\n She\u2019s been stacking playlists as she makes her way around the city by foot or by subway\u2014a dramatic departure from car-centric-here. Lately, she said she\u2019s been craving music that has movement and songs that don\u2019t necessarily involve a lot of heady lyrics or intense themes.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was in LA, I was in a different headspace. There, it was more like I just wanted to capture emotions or have things be super wordy. Whereas this, it\u2019s more like I\u2019m trusting my intuitions. I want to make music where I can walk and detach myself from my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n Before the move, she\u2019d often write songs in her car, the shower or in the studio, on the spot, with others. But this sort of soundtracking of the movement of her daily life is already starting to alter the songs she\u2019s writing in her head.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be in the moment, like, this is the soundtrack to all the things I\u2019m observing,\u201d she said. \u201cI think I\u2019m in a different era of maturity in my life. I can kind of forget about all the heavy stuff\u2014if that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Q: Can you pinpoint the moment you realized that you wanted to be a musician? What memory springs to mind?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: I don\u2019t have a particular moment \u201caha moment,\u201d I have always been the hairbrush singing kid. I just remember singing as a child and being like, \u201cThis is it \u2026 This is what I\u2019m meant to do forever.\u201d Since then, I’ve dedicated my whole life around my art.<\/p>\n Q: If you had to pick a handful of albums that inspired you to start making music, what would they be?<\/i><\/p>\n A: Christina Aguilera – Self-titled album,\u00a0Kanye West – “The College Dropout,” Tamia – “More”<\/p>\n Q: Favorite new artist?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: CIL<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q: Can you recall what was in your very first pile of CDs?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: I listened to all the CDs that my brother\/sisters would buy, these are the ones I can recall:<\/p>\n Q: Do you collect records or tapes at all? If so, what are the staples of your collection?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A: Currently, I do have a small collection of records. My staples are Frank Ocean\u2019s \u201cDear April,\u201d The Temptations, The Beatles\u2019 \u201cAbbey Road.\u201d<\/p>\n Q: What records, tracks or artists are YOU into this week?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: This week I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of Kid Cudi. I have \u201cWilling To Trust\u201d on repeat. I just found this song called \u201cLiving Room Waltz\u201d by YTK that I\u2019m obsessed with. And “Honeydew” by Isaia Huron. I also recently found this duo called DRAMA that I’m really inspired by.<\/p>\n Q: Who is your ultimate vocal inspiration?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson<\/p>\n Q: What genre\/era have you been digging into and learning about lately?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: I\u2019ve honestly been leaning towards more funk and dance records, things that don\u2019t make me think too much and I can move to and get things done. However, I still love my mellow songwriting centric songs when I’m in my feels like\u2014Lizzy McAlpine or Ryan Beatty.<\/p>\n Q: You recently moved to Brooklyn, and Dumbo specifically. When we spoke, you talked about getting lost in your music as you explore new neighborhoods and sidewalks. During those adventures, what are you listening to? Can you name a few tracks? What\u2019s the vibe?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: Here are just a few tracks:<\/p>\n Q: What\u2019s been your fall\/October jam so far?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A: Favorite is a hard one\u2014 \u201cNO SZNS\u201d – Jean Dawson and SZA.<\/p>\n Q: Do you miss us\u2014I mean, Long Beach?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: Are you kidding? There\u2019s literally no place like LBC. I miss home so much and especially the people but ya girl’s gotta get out of her comfort zone a little bit haha.<\/p>\n Q: So, you\u2019ve got some new music coming out at the end of October, can you talk to us about it? What inspired it?<\/i><\/p>\n A: I actually made these next couple records in my Brooklyn apartment which was a huge accomplishment for me. I was worried that with the move, I’d completely lose my network to make music, but it turns out that moving here gave me more space to create.<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t put out music on my own for two years for personal reasons, but I’m finally ready to be seen again and to be able to create it in a completely new environment and good timing with one of my producers staying in Brooklyn for the summer. It just worked out. Again, I wanted to make music to watch life happen and pass in front of you. Just switching up my lifestyle really inspired me to make something light and driving. I was constantly in a state of things happening very quickly in my life, which, at moments, were very overwhelming, so I wanted to make music that helped me move swiftly through those changes instead of slowing them down but make the movement feel natural\/seamless and less abrasive.<\/p>\n Q: Now that you\u2019re a <\/i>New Yorker<\/i><\/b> how do you expect that change might influence your music? What musical direction can fans expect from you going forward?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n A: I\u2019m not sure if I can officially call myself a New Yorker <\/i>yet, maybe in time but I definitely feel as if I will continue to explore my sounds and different pulses that the city has to offer. As I learn myself in different environments and expose myself to different music scenes, by nature I’m going to evolve. That\u2019s the only thing that I can tell my fans to expect from me is that myself and my music will continue to evolve. What that will sound like, I’m not entirely sure but I’m excited to find out \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n We\u2019ve created a playlist based off of Satica\u2019s current and past inspirations. Find it on Spotify <\/b>here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/1008-Satica-025.jpg\")
Here\u2019s what\u2019s been in Satica\u2019s headphones lately and long before lately:<\/b><\/h3>\n
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