Comeherefloyd Reviews Like Myself

JEMS’ single ‘Like Myself’ is a dang proud anthemic indie-folk Americana that in Emily Colombier’s words: “‘Like Myself’ is just that. It’s me saying “Here I am. Here is my voice. And DAMN, it feels so good to feel like myself.” JEMS is an alt-folk trio that is completed with Emily’s band members Jessica Rotter, and Sarah Margaret Huff. The song is of an un-bounding of the shackles that kept Emily in a place that wasn’t very good. For a long time, Emily’s personal thoughts and inhibitions oppressed her visions of what she really could be. “‘Like Myself’ was inspired by my own personal story as an empowerment anthem for all who have been silenced, to speak out,” continued Emily. “I was mentally and emotionally abused by my stepmother for close to 20 years, a story eerily close to the Cinderella story yet unfortunately, not a fairy tale.” In secret, she sang to keep her hopes alive, from being ground away in to nothingness. “When the Me Too Movement began, I felt even more compelled to share my story,” stated Emily, “and although it’s painful even writing this now, it needs to be said. Because although what I went through is often isolating, there are so so so many that have also suffered, and who have also been silenced, and in a way, by sharing my story, I am not alone.”