Sophie B. Hawkins on new music, Sasha Colby & the staying power of ‘Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover’
still a certified rockstar. It’s been over 30 years since the release of her debut album Tongues and Tails, featuring top-5 hit and LGBTQ+ anthem “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover.” Yet on the heels of her fifth album Free Myself (which dropped in March), Hawkins is as unapologetically outspoken and fiercely passionate as ever.The record is the start of a new chapter for the socially active singer-songwriter, marking her first release in over a decade.
To diaristically sum up lessons learned from motherhood, a lengthy breakup, moving home from the West Coast, and taking stock of her identity within the industry sounds like a tall order.
But Hawkins, who identifies as omnisexual, flexes her dexterity on each track.Her favorite (at the moment) is “Consume Me in Your Fire,” which appears in demo form. “It’s just so raw,” Hawkins told Queerty. “That’s the first take of the song.
That was me in my bedroom in Manhattan with my guitar, first time ever putting it down. That, to me, doesn’t always happen.”A post shared by Sophie B.
