Thoughts on timing of solo project announcement?
I really love ITM and have so much respect for them and how hard they work.
Personally, I was a little disappointed by Witch. But I do like a handful of songs and am grateful for those creations.
My sense is that this album had some bumps. The record label change, the length of time between songs, the change in producers, and falling back on covers. It just felt like their record label scrambled to make as cohesive of an album at possible as quickly as possible. I’m happy they worked with someone new for Shame, Crawl, and SWTE. I think those are the strongest songs for sure.
Anyway, I was a bit surprised to hear Maria announce her solo project so soon after Witch was released. Excited for that - but to announce the intention and name less than a month after the band album release was noticeable. It feels like it means something… that they need a hiatus etc.
Only speculation of course. I hope I’m wrong. But it struck me as a warning that the ITM album release cycle will not follow the historical pattern moving forward.
Did others have the same reaction?