Tinashe's steadfast journey to 'Joyride' shows the rigors of pop stardom
LOS ANGELES - Tinashe's black Ferrari California-T lets out a purr as she accelerates through the Angeles National Forest.
She really wanted to put the top down, but it's chilly enough that she circles back into the house to grab a thick sweatshirt.
It's the one off day that the multi-hyphenated artist has had in months, and we are zooming along a route she takes near the La Crescenta home she grew up in whenever she's in search of solitude.
"There's no cell service, and I can be alone with my thoughts - and the music," she says.
The night before, the 25-year-old turned in the final mix of "Joyride" to her label RCA, but she's using the day to drive through the mountains to listen for things she might have missed - technical stuff like timing and track transitions that the casual listener wouldn't know.
"It's all about
