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Polaris

by Valerie Kao

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Rhea I can't believe it's been 2 years. I found your music through a tumbler post in probably early 2017, and was taken in by the strange personal sound of 'a conversation'. I think I really resonated with that feeling of loneliness at the time. Since then I've also followed a trajectory of ups and downs, and finding my place in the world. It makes listening to this song grounding. Your music has clearly matured along with you. Thank you for sharing and keeping your passions strong.
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hello! yes, i am still alive!

it's been two years since i last made music in my lonely dorm room and shared it with the internet. i've since gotten a little less lonely, studied abroad, graduated, and landed a job. in 3 hours, i will be boarding a plane that will take me from california to new york, to which i am moving for work.

so much has happened since i first picked up the guitar and decided to record (and mix very poorly) the peculiar and somewhat harmonious sounds i could make! it's been two years, and whether or not that qualifies as a long time to you, i introspectively believe i am an incredibly different person now than i was then.

relative to my own experiences, the ups and downs of the past two years were tumultuous yet so, so informative. as naive and impressionable as i am, i often times had difficulty orienting myself. i lost touch with many things while i attempted to navigate life, academia, frienships, a relationship, etc., and regrettably music was one of them.

i am incredibly grateful for all the success and goodness that has come my way, but i admit the fluctuating patterns of everything have me feeling distressed and confused. this song was written soon after i parted ways with someone i really care about. it's hard to locate constants within my grasp with all this changing scenery, but i acknowledge and will fight to keep the ones (family, friends, cats, over-analyzing tv shows) i am certain about. i'm determined to make music one of them too.

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released June 15, 2019

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