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Q&A SESSION

ERIN DUVALL

Poze Magazine

You recently released your full-length album "One by
One". Leading up to the announcement, what have been
your thoughts and emotions on releasing this side of
your work?

Pure excitement! I have lived and breathed this body of
work for so long and have grown so much because of this
album, so I was elated to get it out into the world.

"One by One" seems to explore themes of personal
transformation and overcoming challenges. Can you tell
us more about the experiences that inspired these
songs?

Life comes with its ups and downs, and the strength you
must find to rise from the ashes when it all goes up in
smoke. It's what either breaks you or defines you. The
past several years for me have come with some of life's
biggest blessings and yet some of my biggest
heartbreaks. When I got married, I never envisioned that I
would be standing where I am today. As a single mother
of four incredible children, I am fervently chasing the
dreams that ring so loudly in my heart and have the
How did the process of writing and recording this album differ burning desire to leave a legacy behind for my children.
from your previous work? Without the hardships I endured, I truly believe I
wouldn’t be the person I am today, and I definitely would
As a songwriter, I find it very rewarding to write through my not have written this album.
emotions. To be able to put my thoughts on a page and .
delicately weave a melody into them not only allows freedom
but also, in some ways, provides closure. That is what this
album provided me. A canvas to paint my pain, but also show
my growth, release my emotions from my experience, and
peacefully walk into the next chapter of my life.
The title song "One by One" emphasizes the power of facing
challenges one at a time. Did you experience a specific
moment or realization that led to this theme?

Someone once told me that God shut off all of my breakers as
a coping mechanism to keep me from truly feeling. That the
weight of my pain was too much to carry and that just by
shutting off my breakers, I could continue to move throughout
my day without completely falling apart. Until I couldn’t
anymore, and the whole breaker system completely shut
down. That analogy stuck with me, and as I began to heal, I
noticed that through healthy relationships with my children,
my family, my friends, and most importantly, myself, my
breakers began to turn on one by one. It only felt natural to
base the entire album on this theme.

Several singles like "Walking Country Song" and "Too Little,
Too Late" hint at heartbreak and perseverance. Did you
intentionally create a narrative arc through the album's
tracklist?

Initially, in the moment of writing this album, I just let the
songs naturally pour out of me. However, when we looked back
at the compilation of songs, the narrative arc was so clearly poze-magazine.com
defined by what was written. Sometimes you set out with a
clear idea, and sometimes the idea is there long before you
even know it and flows out onto the page.