MARS ASPEN RELEASES THE "BABY TEETH" EP
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On their new EP baby teeth, available today, Mars Aspen (they/them) offers raw, direct snapshots into the ups and downs of past relationships with others—as well as their relationship with their own mental health. The EP is “a collection of memories that all tie to growing up and moving forward to better things,” explains Aspen. “As someone who has been very much ruled by mental health issues in the past, this EP touches on the long journey of radical acceptance, carving a path out of that dark space, all while giving a voice to the confused and scared kid that had to navigate through that time. From the wake-up call of ‘spilled milk’, the emotional processing of ‘i’d like to stay mad’, the turmoil and self-loathing of ‘pest control’ and ‘i want to be so sweet’, to the grieving and growing of ‘baby teeth’, this EP is an ode to what I feel is the start of a purposeful life.”
They’re also sharing the new live performance video of “i’d like to stay mad”, a song that “is a clear message that we feel our emotions for a reason,” says Aspen. “It was inspired by a person I was with briefly, who was never truthful in what they said. This song touches on the frustration of walking on eggshells, the concept of fight vs. flight vs. freeze vs. fawn, just to feel some semblance of safety, and the bitter end result of simply staying mad about how everything came to be.”
