Catalysed by the plethora of regressive legal changes that have rocked the United States in recent years, Emily Wolfe is back with her third studio album – and this time, she’s pissed off. “It’s an intense record,” she tells TG, speaking from the room where she harnessed a storm of emotions into the 10-track explosion that is The Blowback.
Reeling from the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the experience of protesting anti-trans/anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in her home state of Texas and learning to process deep personal trauma, Emily has delivered an album with the potential to resonate with the lived experiences of millions. “I wanted to write something that I felt would help not just myself heal from the insanity of the world right now,” she says, “but hopefully other
