Alex Haines Channelled the Tempest Within: Talking Through ‘The Rain on Your Parade’

Few artists transmute emotional wreckage into art with the precision and self-possession of Alex Haines, whose upcoming EP The Rain on Your Parade unflinchingly exposes the aftermath of pain, self-reclamation, and hard-won catharsis. In conversation with A&R Factory, Alex opens up about learning to process darkness rather than flee from it, turning trauma into melody, and finding freedom in total creative autonomy. Her reflections on the transition from bandmate frustrations to a solo career offer an honest glimpse into an artist who thrives on control, intensity, and authenticity. Welcome to A&R Factory, Alex! It’s great to have you with us. We’re really excited to explore your sound, ethos, and your signature ability to instil your tracks with visceral emotion. What first made you want to confront darker emotional corners through songwriting, rather than escape them? Writing music has always been one of the ways I process negative emotions. Running from feelings never makes them go away; repression just forces everything to simmer underneath the surface until it explodes. That’s not healthy. So I prefer to transmute negativity as soon as it arises, through creative expression, rather than shoving it down and saying I’ll deal with it later. And I always feel […] The post Alex Haines Channelled the Tempest Within: Talking Through ‘The Rain on Your Parade’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Few artists transmute emotional wreckage into art with the precision and self-possession of Alex Haines, whose upcoming EP The Rain on Your Parade unflinchingly exposes the aftermath of pain, self-reclamation, and hard-won catharsis. In conversation with A&R Factory, Alex opens up about learning to process darkness rather than flee from it, turning trauma into melody, and finding freedom in total creative autonomy. Her reflections on the transition from bandmate frustrations to a solo career offer an honest glimpse into an artist who thrives on control, intensity, and authenticity. Welcome to A&R Factory, Alex! It’s great to have you with us. We’re really excited to explore your sound, ethos, and your signature ability to instil your tracks with visceral emotion. What first made you want to confront darker emotional corners through songwriting, rather than escape them? Writing music has always been one of the ways I process negative emotions. Running from feelings never makes them go away; repression just forces everything to simmer underneath the surface until it explodes. That’s not healthy. So I prefer to transmute negativity as soon as it arises, through creative expression, rather than shoving it down and saying I’ll deal with it later. And I always feel […]

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