Indie pop sensation Katherine Li has released her debut EP Crush(ed). The 19-year-old singer-songwriter has always had a passion for performing, taking piano lessons at an early age and putting on shows for friends and family as a child. But it wasn't until 2019 that Li decided it was time to pursue it professionally. That year, she wrote a note to herself, asserting that she would make her dreams of becoming a singer come true. Like magic, the manifestation worked.
On Crush(ed), Li shows how much her songwriting has evolved in the past couple of years. The EP is centered around the concept of the cyclic journey of infatuation on an unrequited crush: the sensation of butterflies in your stomach that you get when you fall for someone new; the self-deprecation of deciding there's no chance for you to be together; the devastating disappointment when the crush doesn't blossom into a relationship; and the denial that there ever was a true interest in that person to begin with.
With Crush(ed) out, Li is eager to share fresh material with fans. "After the EP, we're not going to wait too long until the next song comes out," she says. "We just want to keep being able to give more music." She's currently in the process of recording a new batch of songs in her hometown of Toronto, Canada, that will arrive in the next record.
