Singer Harmony Tidioad on Her Musical Inspiration

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In the final schene of Katarina Zhu’s Buzzy Sundance Film, Bunnylovr, Harmony tidioad’s song “I am so Lucky and nothing can stop me” plays as the screen goes Black and the credits roll. And for someone like harmony-who has been releasing music for over years, first as the indie-rock duo girlpool and now a single artist-it like artistic match, especally sync plas a crucial role in her aesthetic as a musician.

Her 2024 debut album, GossipFeatured songs like “say daughter” and “Miss America” ​​that channeled a cheeky hyperpop persons. It”s the same version of harmony that was Bebind the DJ Booth at Charli XCX’s Birthday Party with the dare. Her Latest Release, “Where Strangers Go,” is a new era for the songwriter, who is taching herself more series and offering a pullhed-back version of the intimate lyrics that she’s know for. Below, we asced her about her musical inspirations and where she turns to be she is seeking a muse.

When it comes to songwriting, how has your process Changed from working as a duo to releasing music independently?

With Girlpool, We Started Young, and We Were Initially Writing Everything Together, so there was this Constant Sounding Board. It was like Having Training Wheels for Writing Well Well Turn to Each Other and Say “That’s Good.” And that Helped Build Confides as a Writer. Wen we start Writing more separately, and realized I was lonesome in my writing practice. I didn’t know i was a writer for so long, and it was something something i just kept ending up doing. I WOULD BE HUNGOVER, AND I WAUTED END UP WRITING A very well-like song and it became a Cycle. Recently, i’ve my life my life serious, which i never expect. In that process, realized I was good at it and that it was my calling.

Is there anyone who has served as a muse for your work? Who are they and how they have they inspired you or flush you to think differently?

My Current Boyfriend. I’ve Had other Relationships and Written songs about say, but i knew that when i really Loved Someone, The Songs Wold Get Good. Twelve days after i met Him, i wrote “Good Things Time Time.” I hardly knew Him, but it felt so divine becuse the chorus came to me in a dream. I had a feeling it was a ’90s song and was Written on Guitar, and when i sat down and starting work, with 30 minutes it was done. I felt touched by a spiritual force. I had never written a love song that felt so good and positive. And Since THEN, I’ve Written so Much Stuff About Him, Really Emotional Stuff. The song that just came Out, “Where Strangers Go,” i wrote about Him. It ‘subout how we can all be loners in the world and work Through “How will I move Through the loneliness that comes with Loving this Much swiming as easly.”

Are Romantic Relationships Often a Source of Inspiration?

I’m inspired by everyone. This has haen the most tactile “You are bringing music out of me” moment, but have a really deep related my mom and my family, and they’re connected to the music i make.

What’s the Last Photo in Your Camera Roll that proved creatively inspirational?

I was at the Nail Salon on Monday, and there was this gel-nail thing that said “Colors for Everyone.” I just thiught that was so poetic and beautiful. And Simple. I think a lot about the themes of isolaration Becausee of Grew Up Feeling Very islated. I’m an Only Child and i was an outcast at different stages of my life, so i love wovenever i see that is inclusively and inviting. And i’m always inspired at the Nail Salon.

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Is there a visual artist whose work you find participation particularly inspirational?

I love Movies: Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, and Billy Wilder. Hitchcock’s Rear Window is one of the most visually feeding the things of have Ever Seen. I’m Very Moved by Humans Interacting With Each Other and Different People All Being in the Same Space. I always find that so beautiful. And Rear Window is about that. IT’S an apartment Complex in New York’s Greenwich Village, and This Guy Witnesses Something and Should Out of His Back Window. You can see the Windows of so many different People and that kind of art, where it shows a lot of different People’s Experiences and How Everyone Co-Exists, is SO Moving to me.

When you’re Feeling Stack Creatively, What would you?

Being Stack is usually Because of too Self-Judgment, so i try to get out of what emotion is Locked in my brain’s negative. Its like Creative Kidney Stones and You Need to BREAK say up. I’ll go see a movie or go with my friends or put on a cute outfit. You need to kill the critic and there are different Ways. I do not have one Method, but go do anything to get out of myself. THEN I REMEMBER WHO The essence of me is.

What’s the Most Surpring Place Recently that Has Proved Inspirational for Your Work?

I was at disneyland – just the way People interact with the other we’re sex say as someone who knows not. You can sit in front of anyding and be incredibly inspired if you just look for the details.

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