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Big voice, big dreams, and with a persistent effort, Chloe Stroll has been tackling the first few rungs of her artist journey gracefully. On her debut album, Bloom in the Break the Montreal chanteuse pollinates a variety of emotions, bridging youthful love with introspection, lessons learned and how to grown up energy. Curious as always to dig in the album, we reached out to get the lowdown direct, track by track: 

"Hurricane" is about going to the ends of the Earth to support and find the one that you love. Nothing and no one can keep you from them or it or whatever the thing or person is that you love the most.

"Thin Air" is about that moment that you are standing in a nightclub and look across the bar and it hits you like a ton of bricks, whether it’s an old friend, old lover, hot guy, hot girl, whoever it is, it’s that moment that takes your breath away, and you know you’re in trouble.

"Run" is about a home invasion that I experienced and in that moment of fear and panic all you wanna do is run, but you’re just paralyzed standing there. I think that that moment relates to so many things in different ways, for me it’s a home invasion, for others it could be when you’re faced with a tough situation that you just feel paralyzed, even though your body is screaming at you to run.

"I Stood My Ground" is about standing up for your values, standing up for what you believe in and making sure that you are being truthful to you.

"Water Over Sand" is really about how quickly things can be washed away. Battles and/or fights are not one-sided, and fighting alone doesn’t usually end in victory. Just like water goes over sand, things can be erased as quickly and as simply as that.

"Love in the Dark" tells a story of loving someone one-sided. I think that’s relatable in a lot of ways because it’s hard when you feel that you’re in love and you know it’s not reciprocated.

"Prisoner" explores the depths of anxiety. It can hold you prisoner in your mind and in your body. It can control you and it doesn’t release you unless you really work within yourself to find a way to be released. 

"Passenger Seat" We’ve all had that moment where we’re being told bad news or you see the end is coming. You just want to sink into the seat so far back and just disappear from the world.

"You’re OK" is about loss and love and acceptance. It’s finding the silver lining in the most torturous moments.

"Home" explores the concept that it is not a physical place. It is about the people or person that you were with. That is the true meaning of Home.

"Without You" is a fun upbeat song where you’re trying to explain what life would be like without that person and it’s like “trying to pray with no faith,” that life is meaningless without them.

"A Lot to Give" is about learning to love and trust yourself. It explores the concept of looking outside and seeing yourself from someone else’s eyes and realizing that you are worth it, you’re strong and you’re not alone, and you should believe in yourself always.