Erin Osmon, interviewing Juliana for The Guardian:
On Blood, she channels these complex emotions into tuneful, three-minute vignettes whose lyrics often teem with anxiety, horror and existential dread. “A lot of bad stuff has been happening over the last four years, and the last year in particular, and writing was a way for me to deal,” Hatfield says. “Writing these songs didn’t cure me of all the anger but it definitely helped.” Throughout the album, she dreams about stabbing the former president, describes life in a world controlled by fascists, bites her tongue until it bleeds and is paralysed by love. Hard truths are conveyed through fantasy and imagined brutality, like a cleverer Game of Thrones. “In my real life I’m obviously not a violent person, and writing these songs doesn’t mean I want to go out and stab someone,” she says. “It’s a metaphorical stabbing.” Hatfield is doing what she’s always done: relaying dark, vulnerable and embarrassing feelings with remarkable insight.
Juliana’s response to this section of the article:
Other posts you may have missed in recent days:
Jed Gottlieb's interview with Juliana at Boston Herald.
Kevin Wilson's review of the Blood themed livestream at My Shuffled Life.
Jeff Gemmill's initial thoughts on the new album at The Old Grey Cat.