In a world saturated with processed emotion, Too Much And Not Enough, Vol. 1 by Lauren Alex Hooper is a breath of fresh air — a quiet rebellion told in lush dream-pop textures and honest lyricism.
The five-track EP is a deeply personal dive into Hooper’s lived experience as an autistic woman. From the whispering melancholy of Armour to the anthemic tenderness of Last One Standing, the project feels less like a performance and more like an intimate conversation.
Acoustic warmth and subtle folk influences run like threads through each track, anchored by Hooper’s soft, expressive voice. It’s a voice that invites, reassures.
In Overexposed, we hear the shimmer of overstimulation rendered in sparkling guitar and ambient textures. In Eye to Eye, the complexity of human connection is stripped bare with haunting vulnerability. And then there’s The Loneliest Whale, a track that feels like both a personal lament and a communal sigh — isolation turned into shared understanding.
This is music for anyone who’s ever felt out of place or unheard. But above all, it’s music that speaks. Gently. And truthfully.
