released April 25, 2015

MY OLD FRIENDS, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE!

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Hello, friends! If you've found this page, it is likely because you found an old post or blog post mentioning an "Agatha LaFaye" or you stumbled upon one of the songs on the above EP and sought it out here.

I wrote and released this EP when I was 23 years old. It was the first time I had ever put myself "out there" as an artist or shared music I had written to the public (even though I had been songwriting since I was 9 years old). To say I felt lost, confused or insecure at the time of releasing this EP would be an understatement. I had these artistically ambitious ideas but no work ethic, no discipline, and not enough focus or patience to truly craft out an artistic universe. Yet I was doing everything I possibly could to gain recognition with as little effort and as soon as possible. I was so desperate to prove myself and for attention. I had no respect for the process. I had no respect for the details. I was all over the place - artistically, mentally and spiritually. I had no direction. I'm not sure if I forgot who I was in the process of everyday life or if I never really knew who I was, but I know that I wasn't truly being myself with this project.

I even branded the music "menstrual pop" (lol) because I felt like I had to stand for something, anything. I felt like I had to be as daring and crazy-out-there as possible in order to cut through the noise and get attention. I didn't think just being myself was enough. I didn't think being an artist for the sake of being an artist would be enough to pull anyone in. The numbers and the attention meant so much to me at the time that now when I look back at this piece of work, it feels tainted. It feels inauthentic. This is why I wish not to be associated with this EP and with Agatha LaFaye - it is painful for me to have to associate the music with my attention-seeking behaviour instead of being able to associate it with bringing to life a beautiful creative vision.

After this EP was released and I spent a year or so flailing around aimlessly, I went completely silent. I didn't release anything else under Agatha LaFaye. I stopped updating people. It was never my intention to take a break from releasing - it just sort of happened. At the time, I suppose I was quite depressed and disappointed because I felt like a failure. In retrospect, I am so so so so thankful that I did not continue with this persona. When I look back, I cannot even relate to this person - and it was literally ME. I see now that a nearly 6 year break was truly the best thing that could have happened to me as a person and as an artist.

The truth is that I no longer care about receiving the attention of millions. I don't have the desire to be famous or super well-known. I realized over these past 5+ years that the only thing I truly care about is creating art that makes my heart sing - art that I'll want to be buried with when I die. What I truly want is to build a sweet little world of people around me who have a similar taste to mine and share the passion and excitement for music that I do - whether that be only 1 person or 100 people or 1000 people.

The last paragraph, I want to dedicate to the little pool of people who did discover me, support me and found value in this work. I truly appreciate all of the love and support. Over the years, I've had some of you reach out to me with well wishes and asking if I plan to return to music. You will never know how special it is to me that something I created touched your heart and that you have a continued interest in my work. 💖

With that said, I'm so excited to announce that I'll be starting a new artistic journey. I hope you will join me on this journey as Agatha Faye Thorne. I can't wait to start building this artistic universe and see it come to life.

If you'd like to come along for the ride, please follow me here now:

Twitter: twitter.com/agathafthorne
Instagram: www.instagram.com/agathafayethorne/

I'll see you there! I love you guys xo

- Agatha Faye Thorne

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Written and released under the name Agatha LaFaye.

Recorded and produced by Dave MacKinnon @ 6 Nassau Studios in Toronto, Ontario.

Cover Artwork by Katy MacFarlane (www.katymacfarlane.com).