[Cover photo credit to Heidi J. Fairchild]

Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Diane Coll released new EP I Am Fire for International Women’s Day. She wrote, performed, recorded, and Produced the three songs herself, “taking artistic action to light more fires in the bellies of those who are feeling hopeless about their future.”

Coll shares:

There are many people being negatively impacted since January, so I think releasing this on International Women’s Day is symbolic of the fiery compassion that is needed more than ever. This year, IWD carries the theme of “Accelerate Action,” meaning we must increase our efforts for equality and for all marginalized voices to rise up and be heard.

In honor of International Women’s Day, the songs were written in the spirit of the Goddess Kali. She is “a destroyer of ignorance and liberator of the ego, as well as an unapologetic warrior who takes on the torment caused by those who operate from their own ignorance and the need to dominate others.” 

Originally from Chicago, Coll found her way to Georgia in the early ’90s, propelled by a desire to be part of the music scenes in Athens and Atlanta. Coll currently lives in the Atlanta area where she works as a mental health therapist.