Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 415 April 24, 2019

Wrabel, what have you been up
to since we last spoke?
Oh boy, so much.
Let’s talk about the new release,
out today as we’re speaking.
So, we just put out today a song
called “love to love u.” I wrote
it with my friend John Hill, who’s
incredible. It’s out! It’s kind of the
first new thing that I put out in quite
a while. It’s my first independent
release, which is really exciting.
There is kind of anxiety over this
thing, but more so exciting.
I feel like the song is a little
different than your others.
Yeah. A lot of people are saying
that. It kind of feels like stuff I used
to make. In some weird way it almost
felt like I went back to my first EP. I
remember listening to my first EP
not long before going in with John
to make this, and thinking that I
used to not be scared of rhythm, like
movement and stuff that was a little
bit happier. I think when we wrote
this we wrote it from a different
place. I don’t know, I don’t feel sad.
I could just feel kind of joyful. I knew
it was going to be an independent
release, so I knew I could do
whatever I wanted to do. I think I
tried to take advantage of that, and I
think, “OK, it’s Wednesday, what do
you want to do today?”
I also feel it’s more radio friendly
or something.
Yeah. It’s definitely a more positive
vibe. It’s not like every other thing
that I write where it’s, “OK, now cry.”
I love your cry songs, but this one
was also emotional in a good way.
Thank you.
Will you be touring to support the
single?
I’m going out in May with Ben Platt
and Ben Abraham for a few weeks.
I’m excited. I’m just going out
acoustic, and it’s going to be cool.
Will you be hitting New York?
We are. We will be at The Beacon,
May 14.