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Singer/songwriter AJ Odneal has been making up songs from a very young age. I remember writing little goofy songs growing up, she said. But her songwriting quickly found a purpose.
In middle school, I started writing songs for the purpose of processing what I was feeling, Odneal explained. And thats what songwriting has really become for me.
Odneals indie folk style music is heavily influenced by pop and jazz. She uses both the guitar and ukulele to accompany her smooth vocals and clever lyrics.
Odneals latest EP is called No One Is a Constellation By Themself. That song is about community, she said about the title track. Its about knowing that were all pretty cool, and were much cooler when were with other people and supporting each other. The song is bubbly and chipper and hummable.
Other songs are more somber. Odneal speaks about the challenging relationship with her late grandmother. It wasnt until she had dementia that she cared about me, she said. She told me she loved me for the first time as she was dying. Songwriting helped her come to peace with the complicated emotions that surrounded the experience: It turned into a song called Didnt Know My Name.
Coming to peace became a theme for the EP, Odneal said. Everyones a star, but you cant be a constellation by yourself.
Singer/songwriter AJ Odneal has been making up songs from a very young age. I remember writing little goofy songs growing up, she said. But her songwriting quickly found a purpose.
In middle school, I started writing songs for the purpose of processing what I was feeling, Odneal explained. And thats what songwriting has really become for me.
Odneals indie folk style music is heavily influenced by pop and jazz. She uses both the guitar and ukulele to accompany her smooth vocals and clever lyrics.
Odneals latest EP is called No One Is a Constellation By Themself. That song is about community, she said about the title track. Its about knowing that were all pretty cool, and were much cooler when were with other people and supporting each other. The song is bubbly and chipper and hummable.
Other songs are more somber. Odneal speaks about the challenging relationship with her late grandmother. It wasnt until she had dementia that she cared about me, she said. She told me she loved me for the first time as she was dying. Songwriting helped her come to peace with the complicated emotions that surrounded the experience: It turned into a song called Didnt Know My Name.
Coming to peace became a theme for the EP, Odneal said. Everyones a star, but you cant be a constellation by yourself.
