THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Blondshell’s second album, If You Asked For A Picture, expands on the visceral songwriting and wit that made her 2023 self-titled debut a critical sensation. Sabrina Teitelbaum explores themes of control, relationships, and self-reflection, gesturing towards an even deeper autobiographical story.
If You Asked For A Picture borrows its title from Dogfish, a 1986 poem by the cherished American writer Mary Oliver. In her work, Oliver grapples with the idea of telling one’s own story: How much to share, how much to keep for oneself — all questions Teitelbaum asked herself while writing the forthcoming LP. “There’s a part of the poem that says: ‘I don’t need to tell you everything I’ve been through. It’s just another story of somebody trying to survive,’” Teitelbaum says. “Something I love about songs is that you’re showing a snapshot of a person or a relationship, and showing a glimpse into a story can be just as important as trying to capture the entire thing. Sometimes it’s even truer to the entire picture than if you tried to write everything down.”
Reunited with producer Yves Rothman, Teitelbaum embraces a confident sonic range, blending colossal hooks, layered textures, and bold, traditionally masculine aesthetics ripped from Queens Of The Stone Age and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The result is a collection of songs from an artist now at the peak of her powers that brim with an urgency, ambition, devastating potency only hinted at until now.”
