Berkeley-based roots singer-songwriter Nataly Dawn is known as the lead vocalist of YouTube sensation Pomplamoose, whose highly creative, energetic videos have garnered 380 million views over the last decade. With Dawn at the helm, the band grew into a media company, releasing a song and video every week, engaging dozens of contractors and several full-time employees. While Pomplamoose continued to release weekly music when the pandemic hit, Dawn, like so many, felt exhausted and aimless. In an attempt to re-learn to love what she viewed as the most “unlovable” parts of herself, she shifted her focus away from the high-energy band and toward her acoustic guitar. “I was just doing what everyone else was doing - trying not to be too hard on myself. But the isolation wasn’t making that easy.” After many long walks, hard talks, daily reminders to befriend herself, Gardenview was brought to life. Due out June 3, the brand new ethereal collection transcends genre and time, and it ultimately proves why Dawn has been named a “force to be reckoned with” (Consequence).