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If nosy younger siblings and Tumblr blogs that seem to have zero care for their digital footprint have taught us anything, it’s that the best diary entries are those you share with the world. It’s little surprise then that chronic online oversharer and rising alternative pop star Zeph’s long-awaited debut album, which spills out like the pages of a diary before us, emerges as a transcendent portrait of coming of age buoyed by infectious sonics. 

character development is an album wholly true to its namesake, taking us by the hand through the pain and revelations found in emotional growth over the course of eleven stirring tracks. Produced and written entirely by Zeph, it would be a bold understatement to say that the rising star has laid herself bare here, but in doing so, she has transformed what feels like deeply personal snapshots of her life into universal anthems to lose and find yourself in.     

“It’s just about me figuring out what I want where every song is like a diary entry which together document one small slope of an emotional rollercoaster,” shares Zeph. “I've already grown a lot since then so looking back I feel like some of the songs come off a bit immature, but I guess feelings don’t have an expiration date.”

Whether it’s the painfully relatable fear of commitment found in the earworm bounce of “until i leave” or the all-consuming desire to be someone’s sole obsession in “like everyone else,” it’s difficult not to find yourself reflected back in character development. Jealously, heartbreak (but like I’m totally actually fine), and simply the uncertainty of growing up and figuring yourself and the world out construct one of the most unapologetic debut albums of recent memory. If this is Zeph’s first bout of character development, we cannot wait to see what her next character arc has in store for us.   

Listen to character development below: