In the midst of a global pandemic Wolf in Color was created. The EP was released on the 28th of August. Once the project was released fans were able to finally hear songs such as ‘Someone Like You’, ‘Boom Boom Room’, ‘All Tinted’, ‘Butterflies and In the Middle’. These songs all amounted to a run time of 17 minutes.

Now more than five years after the release of Wolf in Color, Wolftyla still feels the afterglow of a debut that resonated far beyond what she could’ve imagined. Her breakout EP rooted in nostalgia which echoed the times of summer proved that she could tell stories no matter what the genre.

“Since the release of Wolf in Color, I’ve learned that there are a lot more people than I ever expected that hear and see me as an artist.” she says, reflecting on the EP that gave her one of her biggest moments to date with the fan-favourite track “All Tinted.” 

Ironically All Tinted was almost scrapped all together and almost didn’t make the cut. Which was written in a West Hollywood studio during her first summer in the Valley. “Thank God I had some loved ones with me that day to bring me back to reality and remind me that ‘it’s in me, not on me.’”

“Someone Like You” when compared to “All Tinted” has a quieter type of intimacy. Yet the story behind the song is just as remarkable. Written live in front of 500 fans on Instagram in the middle of the night, the song channels the intimate stillness of being stuck in LA traffic with someone you love. “There’s this safe feeling of time passing but a little bit of intimate tension,” she explains.

Wolf in Color became more than just a debut project for Wolftyla. As the years progressed the project served as a timestamp and signalled her upward trajectory which eventually led to Starpop. “From the artwork to the music videos and the features that entire project was the epitome of me pouring good energy and receiving that back.”

Our conversation then led to ‘If You’re Not Happy, Then Leave,’ Wolftyla describes this project as “peak vulnerable moments” her career. Looking back the title it carried a lot of weight. “It was inspired by a moment I made myself vulnerable and built the courage to speak about my feelings to the person I really cared for,” she shares. “That person told me, ‘If you’re not happy, then leave.’ So I did... and I guess made a project too.”

As we begin to get into a conversation about the music industry itself, there is a moment of vulnerability as she expresses her unique journey as an independent artist. “There’s something satisfying about knowing I don’t have weird machines and huge marketing pushes behind this,” she says.

“I like when people stumble across my music organically. I think people just listen with better ears that way.” With Wolftyla there are no commercial expectations and no industry smoke and mirrors.

As she continues to release music we get a sense of rawness from Wolftyla. Never always easy to do but it is something she is embracing with a new sense of freedom. “There’s always been a little fear surrounding vulnerability for me... but once I realized that my fans really will love any song or visual I put out as long as it’s true to me, it made it easier for me to want to stay open-hearted and leap with the music.” she adds.

In a world where the music industry often demands conformity, Wolftyla’s journey stands as a reminder that authenticity still cuts through the noise. Wolf in Color may have marked the beginning, but it’s the unwavering honesty in everything that’s followed that continues to draw listeners in