IAN SWEET has been the source of and solution to many of Jilian Medford’s deepest anxieties. Medford processes these anxieties by pushing herself to experiment with new musical directions that inspire her, while digging for raw honesty and emotional depth that is shown through her lyrics. Medford’s third record as IAN SWEET, Show Me How You Disappear, unfolds at an acute juncture in her life, charting from a mental health crisis to an intensive healing process and what comes after. How do you control the thoughts that control you? What does it mean to get better? What does it mean to have a relationship with yourself?

Recorded with Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Empress Of) and Andy Seltzer (Maggie Rogers), among others, Medford approached this album as a curator. She handpicked the producers that fit each song, which explains the range and experimentation showcased. Medford then recruited Chris Coady to mix and tie everything together into one cohesive piece.

Dizzying and enthralling, Show Me How You Disappear is the sound of someone coming apart and putting themselves back together — the moment an old mantra, repeated into the mirror time and time again, finally clicks. To look at your reflection, and finally feel seen.

PRAISE FOR SHOW ME HOW YOU DISAPPEAR

“The mightiest music of her life.” - Pitchfork

“There’s such a fantastic release in these songs. Over and over again it [feels] like this glorious exhalation.” - NPR Music

“The music threatens to engulf the singer, but she forever hangs in, more resilient than she may at first seem.” - New Yorker

“[Show Me How You Disappear] aims for the cosmos but lands in an indie-pop Twilight Zone, spinning a web of confessional lyrics, distorted riffs, and glittery hooks.”

 - Rolling Stone

“Across 10 stormy tracks, Show Me How You Disappear probes the aftermath of that traumatic time unflinchingly as she navigates the subsequent healing and moving forward without losing sight of the transcendent beauty that recovery can hold.” 

- NYLON