Lauren Cassidy Turns Self-Trust Into Indie-Pop Confidence on ‘Two Things’
Lauren Cassidy knows that two completely opposite feelings can exist at the same time. You can love somebody and know you need to leave them. You can miss what you had while understanding that going back isn’t right. And sometimes, moving forward doesn’t require pretending the past meant nothing. That complicated middle ground sits behind “Two Things,” but for Cassidy, the song also feels like part of a much bigger period of moving forward. The 27-year-old indie-pop artist grew up in New York before making Utah her home, bringing years of songwriting and performance experience into a project that has increasingly become about connection. Her background stretches back to musical theatre and writing songs as a teenager, eventually developing into the artist and online community she has built today. That community has become a significant part of Cassidy’s story. With an audience of more than 450,000 across social media and over 2,000 members within her Healing Garden community, her music exists alongside a space built around honesty, growth, and finding other people who understand what you’re going through. “Two Things” fits naturally into that world. The song was inspired by something Cassidy encountered through therapy: the idea that two things
