"OWLS" BY SOMEONE A new album with a psychedelic, art feature.

"OWLS" BY SOMEONE

(Out on Feb 3rd, 2023)

IT STARTED AS A SCREENPLAY

Inspired by a US road trip that took Someone (a.k.a. Tessa Rose Jackson) and her partner Darius from New Orleans, through Memphis, to Nashville and all across small-town America, a story started to unfold in Jackson's mind. A story about family tensions, grief, forgiveness and the dark secrets that churn beneath the surface of rural communities. Once home, Jackson spent the next six months writing a screenplay for an indie, arthouse musical called "Owls".

The film was even backed by a producing partner, but due to the unsure and multiple-year-spanning nature of the film industry Jackson decided to pause the project indefinitely and allow herself to release the album.

But, the story remained. And Jacksons needed a new way to blow life into the surreal scenes that embody these songs in her mind.

PHENAKISTOSCOPES

She discovered the technique of 'phenakistoscopes'. These are animation disks, consisting of multiple, short looping animations that come to life when spun on a turntable at 45rpm in a dark room. The only extra thing needed is Someone's custom stroboscope app installed on the viewers phone.