WELCOME BACK
The former Nymphs frontwoman returns, hoping to shine some light into a very dark world.
IT’S 24 YEARS since Inger Lorre released a record. Now, inspired by current world events and her own journey of selfdiscovery and self-improvement, she’s back with Gloryland, an emotional journey through Americana in collaboration with her drummer and “partner in crime” Eric Contreras. Today, after a tough couple of decades, she’s embracing sobriety and looking to the future thanks to her newly feathered creative wings.
What can you tell us about Gloryland?
It’s my most proud moment. Before, in the male-dominated hard rock scene, I kind of sung everything with my chin in the air, like, check out how tough I am. It was a character; Gloryland is brutally honest. I was afraid to show that part of myself to the world. I wrote these songs from the bottom of my heart. It’s about forgiveness and redemption in such a big way.
Why twenty-four years between this album and your previous one?
It was really the fans that brought me back, because I’m still afraid of the industry, the corporate machine. But you’ve got to keep it positive, because the world is so freakin’ dark right now. I felt like I needed to help heal some of the sadness. It was climate change and covid, everyone was committing suicide, everyone on fentanyl. I don’t know if the world has ever been in a darker place. But there’s something about it where I just needed to hold on to hope.
Gloryland has a real Americana feel to it. Where did that come from?
My father would always say: “You sound like a country artist to me.” And I would roll my eyes and go: “God, dad, you don’t know anything.” I didn’t know I had this voice. We know it’s original, because I’m not copying from anything but the feelings in my soul.
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