Margaret Glaspy

Emotions and Math is not simply the name of Margaret Glaspy’s new debut album.

That expression drills right to the heart of the New York singer-songwriter’s proper introduction, a mission statement both artistic and personal.On its surface, the title track talks about being a touring musician and figuring out how to see your partner, looking at the calendar and calculating how you’re going to spend time together.

But Emotions and Math, which ATO Records will release on 17 June, also sums up an epiphany she had while making the record.“In a lot of ways, it’s kind of how I operate,” says Glaspy. “I’ve always considered myself a free spirit, someone who goes with the flow, but actually I’m not exactly like that.

This record really taught me that I’m super analytical and process-driven.

I think they really do go together, emotions and math.

Nobody is just one thing.”As introductions go, these twelve songs waste no time in cutting close to the bone.

This is a young artist with something to say, one who has found her voice, as both singer and songwriter, after years venturing down a crooked path.