The album is titled to represent the mnemonic devices she birthed while “writing my inner monologue” during and outside of therapy sessions, to help Jay with the work-in-progress of the human condition. “The songs were subconscious mantras that I synthesized over time while making internal progress, Jay says. “It’s amazing how many times I needed to hear such transformative truths before they stuck. When I realized what I was doing through these sonic notes-to-self, everything clicked.”

Mnemonics takes such hefty internal work and translates everything into ear-pricking songs that alternatingly float, stun, and comfort. And with Jay’s sly observations and embrace of nervous laughter in awkward situations, she infuses a sense of levity in the album.

‘Margins’ is based on the mantra, “Remember to face the fear, not go around it,” and was inspired by a moment when Jay found herself startled by her own shadow.

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