POST-COVID by katie van sleen
all songs on this album were recorded on november 7, 2023 in one take (except the old days are never coming back recorded in two takes) on one track with a sennheiser mk4 condenser mic.
all songs on this album were written by me in 2023 (except things may not get better and masochist written in 2022).
covid-19 is shown to cause organ damage, vascular damage, neurological damage, and immune damage. it is the third leading cause of death in america, and this is based on intentionally and artificially minimized data. it is a novel virus whose long term effects we don't even know.
i wrote these songs, and many more, to cope with the loneliness of feeling like i was the only one who was unable to accept constant mass disease, disability, and death as the new normal. i miss my old life in a million ways--i miss karaoke and house parties and going out to dinner with friends, but i refuse to risk my health and the health of my community to pretend things are different than they are. i don't know how to turn off the part of myself that cares about this, and sometimes i feel like i've been left to rot.
i know i'm not the only person who feels this way. if you have been feeling like i have: i see you and i hope this album helps you feel less alone. if you haven't: i know many of us feel hopeless, i know we have been lied to, i know they have told us that there is no other option. but that's not true--we have another way forward. we don't have to let this be our world.
Tracklist
Credits
thank you to chrissy bjornn for mixing + mastering!
everything else done by me.
