Artist: Joyann Parker
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Song: “Out of the Dark”
Album: Out of the Dark
Label: Hopeless Romantics Records
In Their Words: “‘Out of the Dark’ is a very special song that probably never would have been written if COVID and the resulting quarantine hadn’t happened. I had named the album, but didn’t have a track named after it, so when we were forced to stop recording in the studio and I slowed down, I decided I really wanted to write it. The song reflects on the journey that I have been on over the last couple of years, working on healing things in my past like anxiety and emotional trauma and finally coming into the light of who I truly am, working to see myself as God sees me. I wanted to share my story in hopes that others who are struggling might be encouraged.” — Joyann Parker
Photo credit: Jeannine Marie Photography