Out of the Garden

Description

Out of the Garden is a mission statement that underscores the power in power-pop and is punctuated by lyrics as razor-sharp as the hooks. Written over a two-year period during a break from touring, the albums emphasis on re-defining feminine expectations was shaped by primary songwriter Jess Abbotts experiences living in Minneapolis and working at a liquor store in a rough part of town. Abbotts fearlessness to discuss personal topics is referenced in the albums title, an allusion to exiting Eden and leaving behind all the restrictive cultural norms engrained in the Biblical paradise: tradition, purity, holiness, binary gender, heterosexuality, and the idea that anything is forbidden (especially for women).