Chatterbox: The Sound of Overstimulation and Escape
surviving as an introvert in a chaotic world [plus I have a new song out!]
If my artistry were a physical space, it would probably be an abandoned subway station overgrown with nature. There’s an element of urban, street-smart edge, a coolness factor, but also the zen and calm of a peaceful forest. The digital elements of the cityscape are still active, neon lights, graffiti tags, but the metropolis is desolate, no longer filled with the buzz of infinite tourists and commuters running around like ants in an ant-farm. There is an unprecedented stillness and calm.
It’s like I enjoy all the elements of the city when there’s no one else around. I remember some of my favorite moments living in Manhattan were the holiday weekends when all the locals would leave the city for a few days and the streets would be almost empty. It was like a weird eerie calm without the usual hustle and bustle, but it gave you the space to not rush through and actually take in your surroundings, appreciate the city without the stress of being hurried along.
It was similar when you would be out really late at night/early in the morning when most of the city was asleep. That’s one of the only instances I ever actually enjoyed Times Square. It was 2 or 3 AM after a Deadmaus concert at Roseland Ballroom in 2010/2011. My friend and I got out of the venue and had to walk through Times Square to get to the train. It was completely empty other than a group of guys dressed like the Jabbawockeez dance troop performing on a corner (remember them? lol). All the lights of the billboards and signs on the buildings were on, but it was totally silent, no cars, no crowds. I was finally able to see the appeal and beauty of a place I’d normally avoid like the plague on any other given day, but in that moment I was awestruck. It’s something I don’t think I’ll ever get to experience again and a moment I’ll never forget. When you’re alone in the middle of those gigantic flashing buildings, you really feel the magnitude of how small you are and it’s crazy to experience that in such a visceral, tangible way. I think that moment is the personification of my artistry.
I once had a conversation with a former coworker and fellow Libra, when we were working in a hair salon amongst a bunch of crazy, over-the-top personalities. We connected over being seen as so calm on the outside, but feeling the chaos of our thoughts on the inside. I think that’s a major factor of the duality I’ve been exploring recently and I think that moment in Times Square actually encapsulates that essence in a way. Like, something normally filled with so much chaos had a true moment of zen, but it still held its shape and you could actually see it for what it was. I don’t know if there’s a name for that type of phenomenon, but I think it’s my ideal state.
But most of the time, the world doesn’t slow down like that. Instead, the noise keeps building.
What is chatterbox?
chatterbox is about the kind of noise that doesn’t turn off. The external distractions, conversations, and social obligations that pile up faster than you can process them. The feeling of being stuck at a party, a gathering, a room full of people where every conversation is pulling your focus in a different direction. Everyone wants something from you, but you’re just trying to disappear into the wallpaper.
It’s about being an introvert in a world that never stops talking.
It’s also about the energy-drainers, we all know someone like this. The kind of person who demands attention in a way that’s impossible to tune out, even when you desperately want to.
And after a while, the overstimulation turns into something else entirely. It stops being just annoying—it becomes exhausting, overwhelming, inescapable.
This song was born out of that breaking point—the moment when you’re so overstimulated that it starts to feel like actual physical pressure. Your body tenses. Your thoughts get jumbled. It’s the static in your brain when too many sounds are colliding at once.
The production reflects that tension. The heavy, pulsing bassline is the weight of that overstimulation pressing down. The glitchy, robotic vocal layers mimic that feeling of a voice you can’t tune out, repeating itself in your head over and over. The aggressive energy of the track builds like the internal panic of being trapped in a situation where the noise won’t stop.
And then finally—the realization that you can shut it out. That you don’t have to listen.
Because chatterbox isn’t just about overstimulation—it’s about escape.
It’s about reclaiming your headspace. About turning off the outside noise and tuning into your own. That it’s okay to set boundaries, to disengage, to put yourself first.
Can you relate?
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Absolutely love this! I relate so much to enjoying cities when they are quiet too and it was so cool to see the description of the production elements :)