Sep 27, 2024
Emma Driver, a burgeoning queer artist and cancer survivor,
released her powerful
new single, "Try Hard," on September 4th. This first release marks
a significant step in
her healing journey, transforming insecurities into acceptance and
aiming to serve as a
guiding light for others facing similar struggles.
"What a nightmare to be perceived" are lyrics Emma penned in
2021 before her cancer
diagnosis. However, these words resonated more deeply as she lost
her hair to
chemotherapy and became unrecognizable even to herself.
Confronting mortality at 27,
she found solace in her music once again, transforming fears and
shame into art that
eased her pain and revealed an undiscovered strength.
Emerging from treatment in remission nearly three years after
her last release under a
different name, Emma felt a rapacious urgency to release music.
Returning to New York
City, she collaborated with the renowned production duo SUPR8,
known for their work
with Lolo Zouai, Bradley Simpson, and Princess Nokia. This
collaboration resulted in her
upcoming four-song EP, "Ashamed To Admit This."
"Try Hard" is an anthemic testimony for those who have forsaken
happiness in pursuit
of acceptance. Evoking the teen angst of Avril Lavigne and Olivia
Rodrigo, coupled with
a mature, alternative sound that acknowledges the desire to be the
"cool kid" while
delivering the realization that weighing others' opinions too
dearly is a barrier to
personal growth.
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