Carter Faith is one to watch as one of the fresh faces of Gen Z’s country music. Although not born on a dirt road, Carter was raised on country legends such as Alison Krauss, with whom she collaborates on her song “Bluebird.” She describes herself as a Tumblr-raised artist trying to mix the worlds and eras of country that she loves while also being “a Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX-loving girl who has all these feelings.” This is the essence and energy Carter brings to her ever evolving music, as she is not interested in trying to be someone she’s not. Carter embraces and expands new possibilities within country music, taking listeners on a journey through the throes of love, growing up and breaking up while talking about her new EP, “The Aftermath,” an album process she describes as “realizing who the f--- I am”.
Authenticity and vulnerability are especially important to Carter, which is why she opens and titled her EP with one of her most personal songs, “The Aftermath.”
“I think a lot of times in a breakup, you kinda know it's coming before it actually ends, so that one was really hard for me to write,” she said.
Carter understands that your 20s can be an especially painful and confusing time for everybody in every way, within yourself, in love and in relationships. Like Alice spiraling through the rabbit hole into Wonderland, Carter captures the whirlwind of what it is like to find yourself and fall in love. Not feeling alone is what Carter wants listeners to take away from her songs and this new EP.
“So many of us feel alone,” she said.
Whether in your room in the dark or during a flirty encounter, Carter wants to accompany you through it all, bringing listeners back into a dreamlike love with her song “Alright.”
When asked about a song that is especially meaningful to her, Carter mentions her song “Late Bloomer,” a track about finding her place in the world.
“You ain’t fitting in with girls your age,” Carter sings. “My experience is just being a late bloomer… so I wanted to be like, ‘it’s okay. Come back to this song when you’re feeling like it’s not okay,’” she said.
Carter is simultaneously closing and beginning a new chapter in her life. A refreshing breath of self-acceptance, she proves she isn’t afraid of the strong stuff. She is wrapping up her tour with Midland and is currently working on her full-length record release.