Izzy Mahoubi Announces New EP ‘How To Run’
by Anton Kromoff
Welcome to the table,
I don’t know how to run. It’s not that I can’t conceptualize it, it’s that my body just does not know how to do it. I was born without that core piece of programming in my system. When I was still ambulatory, I could manage with the help of crutches a sort of strange gallop that resembled the Land Striders from Dark Crystal, but a run was never in the cards for me. That does not mean that I did not keep trying.
The best way I can describe the experience was that I would push my body to move as quickly as it was able, and try and keep everything balanced and upright, knowing full well that something was going to give out, or cramp, or crumble, or snap, and I would go toppling to the ground more than likely earning a new scratch, scar or bruise. It was always going to end in pain, and it was probably going to leave a mark, but at the end of the day, I had to do it just to keep the fear of not trying from taking over.
That’s growth, right?
Indie singer-songwriter Izzy Mahoubi has recently announced her brand new EP How To Run, set to be released on July 21, 2023 via European label Rude Records. The EP will feature previous singles “Hang Around,” “Torn In Two,” as well as the newly released single “Cool Guy.” Fans can pre-save How To Run at the link.
On the creation of How To Run, Izzy shares, “I wrote it as I explored my curiosity towards the world. Heartbreak, social standards, change, and pushing the limits. It’s an eclectic body of moments that I hope tells the story of growth. The feeling of walking into a childhood bedroom and seeing the old posters and letters that reveal the memories and healing that comes with time.
“The title track, How To Run is an expression of pushing the limits. The first time you realize your strength. The first time you start believing your voice has a space in the world. The first time you start to do the things that scare you. I believe that realization reveals how to grow, and that confidence teaches you how to run.”
Speaking on the process of writing Cool Guy Izzy explains, “Writing Cool Guy was one of the most effortless, cathartic, and fun experiences I’ve ever had songwriting. After a four month whirlwind of being swept into the indie music scene in Phoenix, I stood back and realized what looked so glamorous and exciting was all a facade. “The high life seemed so pretty”- Once the lights are off, and the music’s over, you begin to realize all of the tough guys and cool groupies are simply just people.
“I don’t think I could have told this story more authentically than how I did because I simply wrote what happened. I think anyone who listens to Cool Guy can relate to the feeling of romanticizing someone or some lifestyle that promises the world even though the red flags are there from the start. Some of the lyrics in this song make fun of the indie/underground concept, more so, I’m making fun of myself for taking that whole idea so seriously. Cool is dead. Do what you want.”
You can watch the video for “Cool Guy” at the link.
You can tell this is only the beginning for the 18-year-old songwriter. There is ageless wisdom in her lyrics, and yet she seems to spin it with an air of hope to tell these stories that feel relevant across the varying spectrums of life’s lessons. Izzy’s first EP How To Run will be released later this year.
Until next time, do something that scares you every day.
