Released on 2 January 2026, Michellar’s debut album REVERIE ….FROM THEN TILL NOW arrives as a quietly powerful statement—one shaped by lived experience, long pauses, and a renewed commitment to artistic truth. Based in San Francisco, Michellar presents an eleven-track collection that values emotional depth over immediacy, offering listeners a body of work that unfolds slowly and deliberately.
Rather than emerging from a conventional music-industry trajectory, REVERIE …FROM THEN TILL NOW is the result of a winding creative life. Michellar’s relationship with music began early—learning guitar as a child, writing songs as a teenager, and singing throughout school and church—but was gradually set aside as professional and personal responsibilities took over. Years were devoted to visual art, entrepreneurship, and building a successful landscape design business, while music remained quietly dormant.
That silence eventually became substance. In 2023, following a significant milestone in her visual art career, songwriting resurfaced organically. What followed was an intense period of creative output, driven not by deadlines but by an internal need to reclaim a voice that had been muted for decades. Those songs form the emotional backbone of REVERIE …FROM THEN TILL NOW.
The album was shaped in close collaboration with producer Tobias Wilson, whose patient, intuitive approach proved essential in translating Michellar’s vision into sound. Their partnership began in October 2024 and quickly evolved into a trusted creative relationship, resulting in more than twenty-five recorded tracks, many of which have already found audiences on SoundCloud and Spotify. For Michellar—new to music production—this process offered both guidance and creative safety, allowing the songs to develop without compromise.
Musically, the album draws from a rich and varied lineage: folk traditions inspired by artists such as Peter, Paul and Mary, James Taylor, and Carole King sit alongside echoes of Latin music, musical theatre, and later influences encountered throughout Michellar’s life. These references are not worn as stylistic badges, but absorbed into a sound that feels personal, reflective, and grounded in storytelling.
The title REVERIE …FROM THEN TILL NOW speaks directly to the album’s emotional centre. A reverie, for Michellar, is a place of peace and self-acceptance—a mental and emotional space where past and present coexist without conflict. Many of the songs emerge from that space, addressing themes of identity, resilience, missed time, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.
Recorded across San Francisco and the UK, with production and mastering completed at TobiasWilson Studios in Staffordshire, the album also reflects a transatlantic creative process that mirrors its themes of distance and reconnection. The result is a cohesive work that feels both intimate and expansive, shaped by trust rather than proximity.
Now available on all major streaming platforms, REVERIE …FROM THEN TILL NOW stands as a significant moment in Michellar’s artistic journey—not as an endpoint, but as a foundation. It’s a reminder that creative voices don’t disappear; sometimes they wait, gathering depth, until the moment is right to be heard.
