23-year-old Probability Peña has refined his sound and desires to attach as a lot as he can together with his younger followers. The Texan singer/songwriter and producer tells Atwood Journal about his current Bonnaroo efficiency and the inspiration for his new EP, ‘Lovers to Strangers’!

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I feel in relation to recording music, there’s such a stress these days for all the things to be excellent. And even that, you gotta shake that concept.

Speaking with Atwood Journal whereas stress-free on the seaside in Florida, Peña appears calm and filled with pleasure.

The Tyler, Texas native has been making an attempt to take it simple after years of grinding within the music business. At solely 23, Peña has already grow to be a veteran of the music world.

Peña began his profession enjoying small exhibits round his east Texas city, and ultimately working his option to the nationwide stage by showing as a contestant on The Voice.

He’s finest described by his work ethic, matched by real openness to write down susceptible and trustworthy lyrics. Whereas telling Atwood Journal concerning the music he’s been listening to lately, it’s evident that Peña is at all times making an attempt to raised himself and open his artistry to a wider viewers.

Chuckling via his reply, Peña tells Atwood, “I’ve been listening to this man named Kevin Kaarl. He’s from Mexico. You realize Zach Bryan? He’s like Zach Bryan in Spanish, type of. I’ve been making an attempt to be taught, as a result of my household is from Mexico and my dad didn’t train me, so I’ve taken it upon myself to be taught. So, I’ve been listening to his music after which additionally studying on Duolingo after which speaking to my pals in Spanish. So, it’s like this type of trifecta, however I’ve listened to his music for the final couple weeks fairly closely. Large Colter wall man as effectively lately… He’s like 26 however he appears like he’s 80, which is actually good. Yeah, his songs are virtually like outdated Western path songs. It’s fairly cool.”

His musical model is serene, paired with the sensation of staring out the window of a automobile, driving away within the rain from a deeply emotional expertise.

However, his music additionally exhibits that the rain will dry ultimately, and the clouds of right this moment can flip into sunshine tomorrow.

Peña’s hit tune, “In My Room,” has over 120 million streams on Spotify.

Constructing off the success of “In My Room,” his new EP, Lovers to Strangers, is retrospective and ethereal in the very best methods. It’s delicate and might function an emotional launch to those who want it probably the most. He can put to phrases probably the most painful experiences, similar to being alone in your room, reminiscing about what was as soon as, whereas the moonlight dances at the hours of darkness of the evening.

Peña tells us concerning the tragic story of “Lovers to Strangers,” the title single off his new EP of the identical title.

“I used to be staying with [my friend] in Nashville and I stated one thing like ‘for those who might have a superpower, what would it not be?’ You realize that complete random dialog? After which I used to be like, ‘I’m wondering if we might put a superpower into tune and it not be corny.’ After which we had our session and had been hanging out within the studio later that evening. I used to be sitting on the piano and considered the road, ‘for those who had a superpower to show lovers into strangers.’ ‘I used to be like, ‘we bought to do one thing with that.’”

“It’s like, somebody type of threw you to the facet and you recognize, possibly they’re virtually pleased with it in a means, not consciously, however they’re actually good at fucking you over, for lack of a greater time period, and shifting on and happening to do it to any individual else.”

Peña makes it clear that you just don’t must faux to be okay; you’ll be able to yell on the world and cry on the considered a breakup. His music is the nice and cozy blanket that all of us want on a lonely and chilly evening.

“Lovers to Strangers,” “break up tune,” and “Lengthy Misplaced Lover ” do an amazing job of portray his message of wanting inward, remembering the ache, and resolving the excellent emotions of betrayal.

“I really feel like these three songs are considerably of a continuation to the vibe or story of ‘In My Room.’ It’s simply coping with shifting on and dealing with the lack of a liked one. I feel the newest tune could be ‘breakup tune’ that’s on this challenge, and that was written in October. So, they’re all from like, the identical six-month span. That’s another excuse why I’m actually excited to get these new ones recorded as a result of these are all most likely from the final three or 4 months. There’s one referred to as “lengthy misplaced lover”; I had simply recorded a guitar half for it. Like for those who take heed to it, you’ll hear the three chords are available in. I recorded that possibly two years in the past and I used to be going via outdated recordsdata on a pc. I used to be like, oh, we will do one thing with this. So, I put down some lap metal [guitar] on it and simply began mumbling and the lyrics are what got here out.”

“After which ‘breakup tune,’ that’s when my sister was 16 on the time, she had simply damaged up together with her first boyfriend. And so, I wrote this tune and despatched it to her and recorded it that evening. And I feel it’s one among my favorites. It’s only a good little simple pay attention, heat and fuzzy, you recognize? I feel it’s a great little batch of songs. I’m excited for individuals to have them and I’m actually excited for what’s coming subsequent.”

Peña has taken the final couple of years engaged on these few immensely necessary and private songs, hoping to excellent them. He understands, nonetheless, that there isn’t a such factor as perfecting a tune; It’s about creating what feels finest within the second.

Talking a few tune that was faraway from his new EP, “However I felt deep down, I used to be like ‘it’s not prepared.’ Yeah, that’s a bizarre line to stroll since you’re like, okay, I like the place it’s. Is it able to go? Certain. Or might I spend one other couple of weeks on it making it higher? However I feel that’s the artist’s everlasting plight.”

It’s additionally been some time since Peña has been on the principle stage, taking a little bit of a hiatus to seek out himself and work on his artistry and his private journey.

He tells Atwood concerning the enjoyable he had enjoying at Bonnaroo lately. It was his first main “title on the poster” type of pageant expertise.

“I haven’t even been to at least one to attend as like a fan. I did like a small one within the Catskills, in upstate New York once I was like 18. However Bonnaroo was the primary correct, ‘title on the poster’ type of factor, which was actually cool. Yeah, man, it was one thing else. I hadn’t carried out shortly actually too. Rising up, I carried out loads of solo stuff. Not many bands exhibits, possibly one or two once I was youthful, and you recognize, since these previous couple of releases have performed so effectively during the last yr, I haven’t actually carried out. So, Bonnaroo was the primary time the place I used to be enjoying songs that I wrote in my bed room, you recognize, produced myself, after which individuals had been singing them again to me. Which, I didn’t count on in any respect. I believed possibly some individuals would know me, however principally individuals would simply stroll up or no matter. However I’d be like, ‘this subsequent one’s referred to as In My Room’ and persons are freaking out singing it again to me. It’s cool as a result of I hadn’t anticipated it. I don’t know, I simply had enjoyable and I actually liked it. I’d do it once more in a heartbeat.”

Is it able to go? Certain. Or might I spend one other couple of weeks on it making it higher? However I feel that’s the artist’s everlasting plight.”

Peña says that his sound is often sadder and slower with some folk-Americana affect, however for Bonnaroo he determined to go for a extra “indie-rock” type of vibe.

“I feel it was as a result of like going into rehearsals, we knew we would wish a pageant sound, prefer to get individuals hyped, you recognize? As a result of loads of my music is type of slower, medium tempo, would possibly need to cry too it,” he chuckled, with a cheeky grin.

“We performed loads of new stuff too. I feel the one gradual tune we actually did was “In My Room” as a result of lots of people know that one, I feel it’s a great one. Yeah, I feel the indie-rockiness got here from simply us having enjoyable. Like all people’s doing their factor, going on the market, we’ll have a great set, after which hopefully do it once more quickly.”

Peña additionally made certain to say the artists that he bought to fulfill and watch as a fan himself on the pageant.

Laughing concerning the surrealness of the expertise, “I bought requested to be on a panel on the final minute. I walked into the trailer, and the man was like, ‘let me introduce the opposite panelists.’ I walked in there and Younger Gravy was sitting proper there. So, that was cool! However yeah, after my set, we went and noticed Tyler Childers after which we noticed Odesza, which was superior. However that’s type of about it. After which the following morning I flew to New York for a present. However I positively want to return and spend a few days hanging out and stuff.”

Talking of one other main nationwide efficiency, Peña tells Atwood about his expertise as a 15-year-old on The Voice. He claims that that is the place his work ethic was refined and examined. He acquired a “style of the nice life” and needed to battle to maintain it going.

“It positively opened my eyes to this being one thing I can pursue, you recognize, to love get via that gauntlet and understand it’s an achievable factor to do music together with your life… for me, once I was 15 happening it, and lots of people I knew on the time, you type of assume like okay, you’re on an enormous TV present. You’re set. You realize, you’re good to go. However actually, it’s identical to a style and it’s like okay, yeah, time to start out working. You get elevated to this place for a few weeks, after which it’s virtually like a problem. It’s like ‘you want this, huh? You need it, you need this? Go work your ass off’ And I just about stated ‘problem accepted.’ That’s what you gotta do.”

“It’s the entire cliche like onerous work beats expertise any day, which I feel is true, however if in case you have each, and also you don’t let expertise make you lazy, then I feel you’re unstoppable. It’s onerous, it’s onerous and expertise doesn’t make it simpler, essentially. And dealing onerous doesn’t make it simple, it’s simply you gotta love what you do.”

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