JULITH Burns It Down to Tell the Truth on This Is A Kindness

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21 Aug

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On her debut EP under a new name, LA-based artist and songwriter JULITH turns anger, accountability and self-reclamation into the foundations of a creative rebirth.

There is something deliberately unsettling about calling a painful act a kindness.

For LA-based artist and songwriter JULITH, that contradiction sits at the centre of This Is A Kindness, her seven-track debut EP and the first project released fully within the identity she has built beyond her given name, Julia Pratt.

Rather than presenting healing as something clean or resolved, the record moves through anger, accountability, resilience and self-reclamation. It is a creative reset rooted in radical honesty, with JULITH using the project to confront the experiences that shaped both the person and the artist.

The title itself comes from an episode of Doctor Who. On a quarantined planet, robots repeat the words “do not be alarmed, this is a kindness” before firing a lethal dart designed to save its recipient from the plague around them.

“That sentiment summed up this project beautifully,” JULITH explains. “It is painful, it is angry, it is cathartic, it’s burning down what I knew and building something new from the ashes. Sometimes the kindest thing we can do is tell the cold hard truth.”

That idea of truth as intervention runs throughout the EP.

Featuring previously released singles **“JAB!,” “Pure Spite,” “Cut From The Sequel”** and **“Right From Left”**alongside three new tracks, *This Is A Kindness* traces a journey towards speaking openly about abuse, standing in personal truth and encouraging others to stand up for themselves and one another.
“It follows my journey to where I am now, speaking on the abuse, standing in my truth, and calling on others to stand up for one another and themselves,” she says.
The arrival of JULITH as an artistic identity feels inseparable from that process.
Formerly performing under her given name, Julia Pratt, the shift developed during the creation of the EP. Rather than reading as a conventional rebrand, JULITH becomes a space in which the artist can renegotiate the boundaries surrounding her music, identity and creative expression.
There is an important difference between reinventing yourself and reclaiming yourself. *This Is A Kindness* feels much closer to the latter.
The record also mirrors JULITH’s life beyond music. A survivor and active victim advocate, she volunteers with nonprofit organisations supporting people navigating sexual assault and domestic violence reporting, while also working around mental health and substance abuse advocacy.

Those concerns do not sit outside the music.

They share the same foundation: dignity, voice and what becomes possible when silence is interrupted.
Sonically, JULITH pushes beyond an easily contained singer-songwriter identity, pairing intimate writing with a more experimental, immersive approach to production. Anger and vulnerability exist side by side without either being softened for comfort.
Perhaps that is what *This Is A Kindness* ultimately becomes.
Not simply a record about surviving what happened, but about recovering the freedom to decide what happens next.
Sometimes rebuilding requires something to be dismantled first.
Sometimes anger is evidence.
And sometimes the kindest thing available is the truth.
With *This Is A Kindness*, JULITH is no longer asking permission to tell hers.
**Listen to *This Is A Kindness* on all streaming platforms.**

Artist: JULITH @julith.wav

Release: This Is A Kindness

Photography: Emily Entz @em1wee

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JULITH Burns It Down to Tell the Truth on This Is A Kindness

That idea of truth as intervention runs throughout the EP.

“It follows my journey to where I am now, speaking on the abuse, standing in my truth, and calling on others to stand up for one another and themselves,” she says.

The arrival of JULITH as an artistic identity feels inseparable from that process.

Formerly performing under her given name, Julia Pratt, the shift developed during the creation of the EP. Rather than reading as a conventional rebrand, JULITH becomes a space in which the artist can renegotiate the boundaries surrounding her music, identity and creative expression.

There is an important difference between reinventing yourself and reclaiming yourself. This Is A Kindness feels much closer to the latter.

The record also mirrors JULITH’s life beyond music. A survivor and active victim advocate, she volunteers with nonprofit organisations supporting people navigating sexual assault and domestic violence reporting, while also working around mental health and substance abuse advocacy.

Those concerns do not sit outside the music.

They share the same foundation: dignity, voice and what becomes possible when silence is interrupted.

Sonically, JULITH pushes beyond an easily contained singer-songwriter identity, pairing intimate writing with a more experimental, immersive approach to production. Anger and vulnerability exist side by side without either being softened for comfort.

Perhaps that is what This Is A Kindness ultimately becomes.

Not simply a record about surviving what happened, but about recovering the freedom to decide what happens next.

Sometimes rebuilding requires something to be dismantled first.

Sometimes anger is evidence.

And sometimes the kindest thing available is the truth.

With This Is A Kindness, JULITH is no longer asking permission to tell hers.

**Listen to This Is A Kindness on all streaming platforms.**

JULITH Burns It Down to Tell the Truth on This Is A Kindness

That idea of truth as intervention runs throughout the EP.

“It follows my journey to where I am now, speaking on the abuse, standing in my truth, and calling on others to stand up for one another and themselves,” she says.

The arrival of JULITH as an artistic identity feels inseparable from that process.

Formerly performing under her given name, Julia Pratt, the shift developed during the creation of the EP. Rather than reading as a conventional rebrand, JULITH becomes a space in which the artist can renegotiate the boundaries surrounding her music, identity and creative expression.

There is an important difference between reinventing yourself and reclaiming yourself. This Is A Kindness feels much closer to the latter.

The record also mirrors JULITH’s life beyond music. A survivor and active victim advocate, she volunteers with nonprofit organisations supporting people navigating sexual assault and domestic violence reporting, while also working around mental health and substance abuse advocacy.

Those concerns do not sit outside the music.

They share the same foundation: dignity, voice and what becomes possible when silence is interrupted.

Sonically, JULITH pushes beyond an easily contained singer-songwriter identity, pairing intimate writing with a more experimental, immersive approach to production. Anger and vulnerability exist side by side without either being softened for comfort.

Perhaps that is what This Is A Kindness ultimately becomes.

Not simply a record about surviving what happened, but about recovering the freedom to decide what happens next.

Sometimes rebuilding requires something to be dismantled first.

Sometimes anger is evidence.

And sometimes the kindest thing available is the truth.

With This Is A Kindness, JULITH is no longer asking permission to tell hers.

Listen to This Is A Kindness on all streaming platforms.

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**Listen to This Is A Kindness on all streaming platforms.**