Track by Track is our recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through each song on a release. Today, singer-songwriter Luna Li chats through her new album, When a Thought Grows Wings.
Often, a song from Luna Li feels more akin to an orchestral composition than a product of the present-day dream-pop/indie world. It’s one of the core components that makes music from the rising Canada-born, Los Angeles-based artist stand out, and that attention to detail is one of the cornerstones of her new album, When a Thought Grows Wings. The follow-up to her 2022 debut, Duality, sees the classically trained artist more vulnerable, more layered, and even more intriguing.
Over the course of 11 tracks, When a Thought Grows Wings proves that Li’s approach to music is working. “I’m a daydreamer,” she tells Consequence, pulling inspiration from her daily life, broken relationships, and other music she loves.
“I had an experience once where I was catching feelings for someone at the same time as becoming obsessed with a song, and began associating the person with that specific song,” she recalls. “The sense of possibility, wonder, and romance of the two different passions felt so similar to me that they almost became one.”
Li will be hitting the road for a string of headlining shows this fall — grab tickets here. Listen to When a Thought Grows Wings below, and scroll on for Luna Li’s insights into each dreamy, thoughtfully crafted song on the record.