Låpsley speaks out on being dropped and launching own label: “The future is bright”

nme.com:

Låpsley has opened up about being dropped from her label and launching her own label, sharing that “the future is bright”.To kick off the new year, the singer took to her official social media accounts to reveal that she was dropped from her label home of Believe. “Contractually, I was meant to go straight into another album cycle after ‘Cautionary Tales Of Youth‘, but it didn’t sit right.

I stuck to my guns and made a 5 track EP. It cost me my record deal but creatively was the best decision I’ve ever made,” she began.She explained that her EP ‘A Guilty Heart Can Never Rest’ was “born out of a necessity to delve deeper into my artistry, visually as well as with my writing, on my terms,” adding that she wanted to “make a statement that was not defined by the metrics” she had be subjected to since she was a teen “for the sake of long term creative and business success, not short.”A post shared by Låpsley (@lapsleyyyy)“Through world building I met my visual soul mate director and photographer Jeanne Buchi and got to work with the incredible Crusoe Weston,” she continued. “Despite my relationship with Believe coming to an end, I’m grateful for the opportunity to have had funding and freedom in creating that EP, and trust from Johnny my A&R throughout my time there.“Being dropped doesn’t get easier, and I’ve had my fair share.

But l’ve worked on my self esteem slowly over the years and this knock was a light knock (I only allow 1 day of ugly crying now haha).