BY BRITTANY DANIELLE for WEEKLY VOLCANO 2/20/26 |
The best music right now isn’t chasing perfection, it’s chasing truth. On February 27, Angie Lynn releases her EP Rise, which will include two songs: the title track, “Rise,” and “Put the Fire Out.” Both songs are in response to the political situation in the United States.
Lynn stated, “I started writing Rise during FAWM 2025, leading up to the inauguration. I was so hopeless and full of dread and have been since election night in 2015. Many of us can relate to feeling what’s been happening in our country for a long time.
“But I’ve witnessed so many people rise up and protest, speak out, show up at the polls to vote. That all gave me hope that something could still be changed. I have always felt that I had nothing to contribute to the fight. I am not a front-lines kind of protester. We all have our roles to play. And I decided it was time to use my voice, with whatever reach it has, to say something important. So I wrote an anthem.”
Angie Lynn has been performing since she was a child. In her bio, it says that she’s been performing since before she could speak: “According to her mother, Angie Lynn was singing long before she spoke. As a child, she put on numerous ‘concerts’ from atop the edge of raised flowerbeds in her backyard.”
“I was always the kid singing and performing at home. I used to put on concerts for my parents where my sister and I would make the raised flower beds our stage and sing. I started making up lyrics to songs I knew by second grade. I once performed a rendition of ‘Doo Wah Diddy’ for show and tell but had changed all the lyrics and renamed the song ‘Save the Whales!’ So I guess I started my whole songwriting career as a means to protest and get information to people. Later it became about therapy, about processing emotions and traumas. Something I can’t stop doing, even in seasons where I’ve set music aside, it’s still something that tugs me back,” Lynn shared.
Lynn, who has been consistent with releasing new music every year, has stuck to her theme of processing her emotions through song while also bringing important information to people. Whether the subject is a protest to love yourself despite societal norms, to let go of the past, or to “rise and fight” during political unrest, Angie Lynn is not one to remain silent. From her first single release to this new EP, we see the growth of a songwriter, musician, and woman in the face of social norms, societal pressure, religious trauma, and the ultimate weapon of healing and “doing the work.”
Angie Lynn stated that growth is also in the process of writing and producing. “I’m loving being in the studio and learning about the process. I’ve gotten more confident with what I want things to sound like and trusting my intuition and vision. With this EP, I made a conscious decision to not hold myself back, not worry about any reactions from folks that don’t like what I have to say. I spent a lot of time pandering and trying to collect as many followers as possible by pleasing everyone and I’m done with that.”
It looks like the path for Angie Lynn is to become more bold, powerful, and less apologetic. This new EP is a look into that shift. When asked about what shaped these new songs, Lynn replied, “I’ve just been watching our country decline for 10 years. Empathy is disappearing. We view everything but see nothing. And we think ‘this doesn’t affect me,’ but it’s absolutely going to. The overflow of dread, anxiety, and rage at current events really sparked me. ‘Put the Fire Out’ is my response to people finally waking up but still not taking responsibility for their own choices that led us here. ‘Rise’ is the call to action, the call to empathy, the call to join the fight and get loud. The hopeful side of the equation.”
While creating the rollout for the EP Rise, Lynn reached out to her community to take photos of themselves holding signs that said “Rise.” The significance is that these songs aren’t just about the artist herself. “The photos for Rise came from me not wanting this EP to be all about me. They’re about something bigger, and I wanted to include others in that with me. I realized as I was asking friends and artists to send me their photos, not everyone is safe to be an active, visible participant in any kind of protest art. Some you don’t see their faces at all, and that’s still valid,” Angie shared.
Angie Lynn worked with Jack Parker of Homegrown Recording Studio in Bremerton to produce this EP. “He collaborated with me and wrote all the drum and bass parts, as well as the electric guitar in ‘Put the Fire Out.’ Recording with him, I felt at ease, and I feel like the songs came out sounding the most like me.”
When asked about what she wants most from this EP, Lynn replied, “My hope is that they stir something up in the hearts and minds of listeners. That hearing these songs may inspire actionable decisions to change the world around them.” This is clear in the bridge of “Put the Fire Out,” with one of her favorite lyrics being, “Take off your glasses / The rosy lenses / Never show / All the blood on your hands.”
If you are looking for an anthem right now, this EP might be what you’re looking for.
Angie Lynn’s Rise EP will be out on Bandcamp February 27, and you can find out more on her website, angielynnmusic.com.
