LA-based Alt-Rock artist Devon Thompson has released her EP, Skin, inspired by Post-Punk and Gothic sensibilities. Sponsored by Gibson Guitar, she dedicated the ideas on this EP, in part, to guitar playing. The song and video “I Love You But It Hurts Like Hell” is out now.
Thompson says:
Skin is delicate, yet so tough. This year I have been abusing [my skin] with all the guitar playing and my tattoos, so it only felt fair to dedicate some of the most painful songs to it. The skin on my fingertips would basically either shrivel up and fall off or would be rubbed raw from all the steel string contact.
She adds:
Skin is my second EP. It highlights the visceral and ethereal, the duality of emotions. The EP in its entirety is like a bipolar rollercoaster of emotions…I have my soft, lovely, angelic side. But much of me is very dark, pessimistic, even hedonistic. I’m extremely proud to put out something so symbolic of who I am as a person, and as an artist. A big theme of this EP is ‘Fairytales vs. Nightmares,’ fever dream-like visions I have.
The EP was primarily recorded in Nashville with a few different co-writers.
Upcoming performances:
April 18 – JT Presents at The Venice West in Los Angeles
April 28 – Feminine Energy at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles
