Like a Doll, the project of spirited New York musician Emma Stacher, are excited to share their debut album today, Like a Doll. A record filled with textured string arrangements, springing cowbells, running water and bittersweet lullabies, Like a Doll was recorded at Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Studio G in December 2020. Birthed in NYC’s ever-evolving guitar music scene, the playful six-piece band brings listeners into their figurative dollhouse and dissects past trauma through what they’ve termed “whimsical dissociation.”
“I really wanted to dive into play and wonder and explore all sorts of feelings in a childlike way through making music,” Emma Stacher says about the creative process behind Like a Doll. “I knew with making this album I wanted to turn my anxiety of feeling ‘like a doll’ into something whimsical and exciting and create a world with my music for people and me to feel safe, reflective, and be whoever and whatever they need to be. Just like a doll.”
After sitting with the album for the past three years and playing shows within NYC’s music scene that is shaping the sound of modern guitar music, today’s release provides a sense of catharsis for the band as they look to the future. The group – comprised almost entirely of childhood friends – promises listeners that they have already written ‘a couple albums’ worth’ of new material, so more music is sure to be on the way soon.
To celebrate their debut album, Like a Doll will perform at Brooklyn’s Alphaville tonight, alongside Noah Kesey Magic Band and The Burning Sun. For more information, go to alphavillebk.com.
