Kimberly Perry celebrated a âbeyond EUPHORICâ moment as a new era blood on Friday (June 9), fittingly, marking the anniversary of the release date of The Band Perryâs original âIf I Die Young.â
Now, Perry is unveiling the newest chapter of her music with her first-ever solo EP, Bloom. The five-track project includes her already-released âIf I Die Young Pt. 2,â continuing the story more than a decade after country music listeners first heard the original song. Perryâs solo debut also includes âBurn The House Downâ â her âpersonal FAVEâ â âCry At Your Funeral,â âGhostsâ and âSmoke âEm Too.â
Perry said on Friday morning that âit is beyond EUPHORIC to feel this Bloom era finally beginning. I canât wait to experience this next season with you, sing about it with you, and relish the real human experiences I know weâre gonna share as we all make these songs ours. âŠHereâs to all the blossoms aligning and all things becoming beautiful in time.â
The Band Perry alum â part of the trio with brothers Reid Perry and Neil Perry â called the first five tracks of her solo era âthe most personal songs Iâve ever written,â explaining that they âdocument a process Iâve gone thru over the past couple of years to create the time and space to let my true colors show.
âItâs no secret that Iâve been thru some wild seasons since we saw each other last,â Perry continued in an Instagram caption earlier this week. âThere were a couple of profound moments I looked around at my life and it felt like everything Iâd built so far as a woman and as an artist was in ashes. For a moment I felt buried but in time I realized - I wasnât buried, I was planted.
âThis Bloom project is the story of me creating the space in my life to grow, surfacing with a newfound love and respect for myself, and finally watching my life unfold in the most beautiful and colorful ways. I hope that these songs and the honesty in them can walk alongside you as you, too, are blossoming into yourself.â
Find the full Bloom EP on iHeartRadio here, and listen to a few of the tracks below.