Alina Smith may be a new artist, but she's certainly not a fresh face in the music industry. As one of the top female producers, she's had her songs recorded by artists like ITZY, Red Velvet, and Fallout Boy, and has been lauded for her production work by publications like Billboard, Forbes, and American Songwriter. While she's known for creating music for others, performing has always been a passion. "I wanted to be an artist when I first immigrated from Russia to the States," Alina shares, "but it took me years to master English, by which point I was told by several music executives that I was 'too old'. They told me I should focus on producing, which I did. But the desire to speak my truth through my own music never went away. So here I am, releasing my first EP at 34. It's crazy that it feels like such a crazy thing." Alina addresses ageism head-on in her new EP "2000's teen", written and produced entirely by herself. Amid chest-rattling kick drums and spitfire vocals, the lead single "Grown Fucking Woman" delivers the message that maturity is something to be embraced, not feared. While the other songs on the EP explore various other challenges Alina had faced in her journey: from "Girl That Was Perfect", which deals with Alina's recovery from an eating disorder, to "Proud", touching on mental trauma and recovery. "This EP is just me giving myself lots of free therapy," Alina jokes. "I hope hearing it helps others going through some of the same issues."