Winona Oak Talks Sharing Grief on Heartbreaking EP 'Void,' the Reign of Swede Pop & More (Exclusive Interview)
04.05.2024 - 06:47
/ justjared.com
Winona Oak provides an unflinching look at the grief that she’s experienced since the death of her mother on her new EP Void.
Out Friday (May 3), the project is the latest from the Swedish songstress, who fans will recognize from her duet “Hope” with The Chainsmokers.
On it, her wistful voice and evocative lyrics are at their most heart-wrenching as she processes the loss of one of the closest people in her life to cancer.
For instance, focus track “Who Would I Be” is a soaring anthem that finds her dreaming of a chance to leave her nightmares behind in favor of a happier story. Poignant and relatable, it’s quality music with the most heart.
“I am really proud of this EP. It’s been the worst year of my life. So I can’t believe I put it all together somehow. I don’t understand how I did it sometimes,” she told us in an exclusive interview.
Ahead of the EP’s release, we caught up with Winona to talk about her creative process and how it felt to share such an intimate body of work.
She also spoke about the reign of Swedish hitmakers in the music industry and weighed in on if she was interested in working with The Chainsmokers again while discussing a foray deeper into dance music under the moniker Oaks. It’s already yielded collaborations with the likes of Martin Garix and Robin Schulz. Could a “Hope” sequel be in the future?
Head inside to see what Winona Oak had to say and to listen to Void in full…
Just Jared: It is incredible that you’ve created something so beautiful with all the trauma that you experienced.
Winona Oak: That means so much. It’s been really, really, really hard. But I think music is so healing in so many ways. It’s like a therapy session, almost… Writing and just getting it all out there.
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