Melody releases debut EP if i’m being honest on July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026
A note from Melody: if i’m being honest is an accumulation of thoughts I’ve never really known how to say out loud. This EP explores feelings I typically keep hidden: the need for control alongside the desire for chaos, inexplicable anguish, resentment toward friends, spiraling thoughts, and other parts of myself that are difficult to admit. Each song sounds a little different, ranging from electropop to indie/alternative pop, but they are all connected by the idea of revealing uncomfortable feelings. These songs are a glimpse into the side of me that most people don’t usually get to see, but also a reminder that sometimes the feelings we hide are the ones we have in common.
A note from Maddi: This EP served as a senior thesis project for Melody. Previously, she and I worked together on The Sunstones’ Empty Pockets EP (released in April 2024) and her first four solo singles (“doses” in January 2025, “unfound” in March 2025, “do you miss me?” in May 2025, and “eclipse” in July 2025). On if I’m being honest, Melody took an even more active role in creative direction, song arrangment, and production – going so far as to produce the instrumentals for “out of control” herself. We spent her senior year of high school making if I’m being honest, and this collection of five songs is a snapshot of part of who she was at that time. It’ll be cool to see how her music changes with her through college and adulthood.
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Melody releases fourth single, “eclipse”
July 20, 2025
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A note from Melody: sometimes in life we let the negativity overshadow the positivity. we bloom only to let the sun of criticism crush our hopes, withering when we should be soaking up the love and light. it can feel like everytime we try, the world shuts us down. i want this song to remind us that perception is reality; we can make life what we want it to be. the sun is still there shining behind the moon; just wait a few seconds, and you’ll see it again.
“eclipse” lyrics:
Lost in cut-throat daylight, dying
Solstice and it’s August overnight
Reality surrounds me
But where is perception?
Shorter days overshadowed
Night comes too often
A blanket of peace, a pillow of thoughts
Sleep without silence
Until sunrise
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Awake and it dies
Burn me when I open my eyes
Too soon
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Only to be eclipsed
Bathe in the warm sunlight
Let the cool breeze fill my lungs once more
The flowers blossom but again fall dead
As do I
Sunken into the earth
I strive to bloom again
Writhing in agony
I sit alone and empty
Until sunrise
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Awake and it dies
Burn me when I open my eyes
Too soon
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Only to be eclipsed
Only to be, only to be
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Only to be, only to be
Let the rain fall
Watch the sun die
Who am I when the sky goes blind?
As the leaves fall (as the trees fall)
Watch the sun fight (as the sun sears)
Feel it all (watch it burn)
As the sky goes blind (as we all go blind)
Until sunrise
Ride the waves of light
Until sunrise
Ride the waves of light
Until sunrise
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Awake and I die
Burn me when I open my eyes
Too soon
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Only to be eclipsed
Until sunrise
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Awake and I die
Burn me when I open my eyes
Too soon
Only to be eclipsed by the moon
Only to be eclipsed
Melody releases third single, “do you miss me?”
May 20, 2025
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Sneak peek: Background info, lyrics, and credits for “do you miss me?” by Melody Larue, scheduled for release on May 20, 2025
May 1, 2025
A note from Melody: i wrote this song in middle school after losing one of my best friends. i used to miss her a lot, and i wondered if she secretly felt the same. (i don’t miss her anymore, for the record.)
“do you miss me?” lyrics:
It was my fault, I was selfish
You told me I was conceited
Didn’t mean to, it wasn’t my intention
Tried to work it out, but you wanted to end it
I thought we
Would last forever
I guess apologies
Aren’t in your vocabulary
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Like I miss you?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Like I miss you?
I apologize, and you ignore me
Throw me away over one mistake
Pretend that I’m worthless, I know that I’m not
I miss you, even though you’re breaking my heart
I thought we
Would last forever
I guess apologies
Aren’t in your vocabulary
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Like I miss you?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Like I miss you?
In a bed of roses, there’s thorns
Some have haloes, some have horns
I’m not gonna lie, I wasn’t prepared
We can’t be repaired
In a bed of roses, there’s thorns
Some have haloes, some have horns
I’m not gonna lie, I wasn’t prepared
We can’t be repaired
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Like I miss you?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Like I miss you?
Melody releases second single, “unfound”
March 20, 2025
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Annoucement: Melody Larue scheduled to release second single “unfound” with Sound House Record Makers (SHRM) on March 20, 2025
March 5, 2025
Melody, Julianne, The Sunstones, and Sound House are featured in the Warrenton Lifestyle Magazine
March 1, 2025
Click here to read “Taking life in ‘doses’: Young Fauquier songwriter Melody Larue is learning the art of being an artist” by Maddi Mae Martin.
Melody releases first solo single, “doses”
January 29, 2026
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Sneak peek: Background info, lyrics, and credits for “doses” by Melody Larue, scheduled for release on January 29, 2025
January 5, 2026
A note from Melody: “doses” came from an era of doing too much and doing it alone. sometimes songs manifest reality; i’m taking life in doses now and i’m doing it with the support of my people. listen to “doses” to manifest your own inner peace, maybe?!
“doses” lyrics:
Take it in doses
You’re doing the most
Take it in doses
You’re doing the most
Take it in a dose
How can you feel
What you cannot define
Can’t put my finger on it
But it hurts all the time
How can you see
If the red and green are grey
I can’t help that in shadows
My mind fills in the blanks
Take it in doses
You’re doing the most
Take it in doses
You’re doing the most
Take it in a dose
Do you hear music
In the quiet of your room
Don’t know who’s in the closet
Playing songs all afternoon
Do you want a taste of freedom
From the boredom of your nights
Don’t want nobody with me
But when I’m alone I don’t feel right
Take it in doses
You’re doing the most
Take it in doses
You’re doing the most
Take it in a dose
Annoucement: Melody Larue scheduled to release “doses” with Sound House Record Makers (SHRM) on January 29, 2025
January 1, 2025