isolation

It’s a strange, liminal space very few kids acknowledge. This new identity, which I have quickly tried on and am still learning to adjust to, is trying and incredibly difficult to fit into sometimes, as if there’s a script and my delivery is always just a little off.

I felt frozen in time. The only one left standing while the world went on around me. I would always be the one on the outskirts, the one on the outside looking in.

There are two rules. A: Each housemate must invite one guest. B: No other housemate can have ever met (or even heard of) this guest.

Uchis explores concepts of self-love and reinvention while simultaneously playing around with her musical approach and revisiting older tracks. 

If you're an extrovert, you’re probably not being used to being alone for long periods of time. So from the perspective of an introvert, here’s how you can avoid going crazy if you’re stuck at home alone.

This year, women are at the forefront of modern music. From those already at the top of their game, such as ponytail-wearing superstar Ariana Grande, to those just getting started, such as U.K. R&B singer Jorja Smith, female artists have dominated 2018’s soundtrack with their bops, ballads and visual albums.

Kali Uchis began her set from behind a curtain, her silhouette perfectly framed by a spotlight, the stage lit by red floor lights. Arching her back as she cooed the opening of “Dead To Me,” she soon cut through the curtain’s central split and appeared.

The project’s amalgamated genres are connected by a common backdrop of heartbreak, proving her ability to create cohesive yet multifaceted art.

Isolation is incredibly multifaceted — at every turn, a new side of Uchis glitters. Uchis plays with different narratives in a way that adds dimensionality to her body of work.

I was only 22 at the time, but being a parent in your early twenties surrounded by people without kids has a funny way of making you feel like the mom chaperoning your daughter’s prom.