Poppy first came to the attention of hip-hop audiences in 2017 with the breakout single, ‘Ocean’, a startling DIY effort featuring stanza after stanza of effortless flow and clever turn of phrase that struck a chord with disciples of the genre, none more so than the queer community from which she hails, and has accrued more than a million streams to date. What would follow would be nearly two years of battling issues with addiction buttressed by the forced sidelining of musicians globally brought about by the pandemic. If there was a silver lining to Poppy’s time away from the limelight, it was that it provided her with an opportunity to process the tumultuous series of events leading up to that point and engage in a process of soul-searching that saw her redefine herself as a musician and now, producer. Investing in a basic home-recording rig segued into Poppy teaching herself how to make beats on Garageband in the solitude of her bedroom and threading these new skills into her artistry. The music that has resulted, totalling nearly a hundred unreleased demos and counting, reveals a born artist emerging from a long period of uncertainty stronger than ever before.