LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Madison Beer is a name that should be on everyone's radar as she prepares to release her highly-anticipated sophomore album titled 'Silence Between Songs' on September 15, 2023. In an interview with Audacy's Bru, the Long Island native delved into the project's creative process and shares insight into her friendship with iconic pop singer Lana Del Rey.
Beer's album is comprised of a mix of hard-hitting themes, but she decided to lead with 'Home to Another One', a dance-pop heartbreak banger. This decision was made to leave listeners with a lighthearted introduction to the project before delving into the more serious topics that it covers.
"This was the first one I wanted to go with, in a really serious way,” Madison said in regard to her latest release because it's just "fun and really different".
Madison Beer opens up about her bond with the singer
As the follow-up to her successful 2021 debut record 'Life Support', Beer is no stranger to the songwriting process. She has a strategy that she uses to ensure that she is productive throughout the writing and recording sessions.
Beer revealed that she always starts with an acoustic guitar, noting that it is essential to appreciate the integrity of the song versus getting too lost in the production. “We’ve tried to start a beat or whatever, and it just has never really worked out cause I feel like you then commit to the vibe sort of,” she explained.
“Creating a song – bones – on a piano or on a guitar, you can actually really appreciate the integrity of the actual song versus getting too drowned out with the production…And I like to also be able to sing all my songs acoustically and hope they sound good,” she said.
"I can’t believe I’m finally saying this, tears in my eyes trying to articulate how I feel. The closer it gets, the more we’ll talk about it, but I am just so excited to release this record. I’m so excited for it to be yours. I’ll find more words soon…for now… SEPTEMBER 15TH,” Beer said revealing the new project just last week.
When Beer completed the collection, she turned to a surprising friendship with Lana Del Rey for guidance. According to Audacy, the two unexpectedly met at a coffee shop, and they remained connected ever since. Beer spoke about the experience, calling it "surreal" and how appreciative and refreshing Lana is. Del Rey had a lot of valuable insight to provide to Beer, and she was more than happy to receive constructive criticism.
“She’s just been the coolest to me and very very appreciative of that, and I think it’s very refreshing,” she said. When asked if the 'Summertime Sadness' singer had any valuable tips, Beer quickly rattled off the constructive criticism she received.
“She had a lot to say, and that’s like what I love about her,” said Beer, adding, “I feel like she’s so opinionated, and I love to hear all of her thoughts about every song.”
The singer wrote a song about her brother
The singer did not release the track list but said a song about her brother will be included. “I tried to write a couple (of) songs about him in the past, and I just felt like they weren’t honest enough, and I felt like they weren’t accomplishing what I wanted to accomplish out of it, (which) was really giving him an apology that I felt like was overdue,” said Beer. “So, we just gave it another shot, and it flowed so easily, and it just worked, and we were all very emotional in the room that day. And it’s a really special song. It’s very, very special and important to me, and I think anyone who has a sibling can relate in some way to it,” she added.
