Alexis Lace channels unapologetic honesty on Silver, using “Stork” to confront childfree choice, feminism, and autonomy—delivered with restrained production, full creative control, and lived experience shaped by defiant clarity alone.
1. “Stork” is one of the most serious and controversial tracks on Silver. What pushed you to address the topic of choosing a childfree life so directly in your music?
I always speak my truth, especially through my music. I decided I wouldn’t be having any children when I was 11, because it just isn’t my thing, but recently I have seen a lot of men leaving comments on social media telling women they will be lonely, etc, and women trying to tell us life isn’t complete without them. Turns out I have a pretty rich life and I already feel complete, thank you very much. But yes, this semi sudden surge in judgemental, sometimes aggressive, comments, coupled with the fact my whole life I have had people telling me I’d change my mind as if they knew me better than I know myself, has made me feel like it was time for me to sing my truth for the whole world to see. Honestly, we are not hurting anyone by making this choice so keep your opinion to yourselves!
2. You wrote, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered the track entirely on your own. How did having full creative control shape the sound and emotional weight of “Stork”?
To be honest, I write, record, produce and mix all my tracks, so this one didn’t feel any different, if we’re going to address the technical side of things. I feel like having full creative control of my work is very important, because I have the freedom of communicating my thoughts exactly the way I want to. I am often very uncompromising when it comes to my art.
3. The song touches on feminist themes and societal double standards around parenthood. How have your personal experiences influenced the message behind this release?
I have had my share of men telling me they wanted kids, which is fine, really, but when they actually expect women who do not have the same longing for parenthood to change their mind, sometimes aggressively, it really irks me. It bothers me A LOT, because, they’re not the ones who are going to be incapacitated for 9 months, their body isn’t going to change, and they won’t have to go through the traumatic event that is childbirth, so it is so easy for them to say! I do firmly believe if men were the ones getting pregnant, seahorse style, the world population would be a lot lower!
4. Musically, “Stork” relies on subtlety rather than heavy layers. Why was restraint and clarity important for conveying the song’s message?
I didn’t feel like writing another cliche. We already have a lot of female rage tracks around at the moment, which is fine, I enjoy them, but I didn’t feel like I had to shout to be heard. I’ve shouted a lot of things before and no one listened. I may as well “hide” the message in an otherwise chill track.
5. As part of the album Silver, where do you see “Stork” fitting within the wider narrative of the record?
My songs are always very personal, but for this album I decided to touch on a lot of serious issues, such as “old days” sexism in “5 Am”, parental estrangement in “Goodbye”, and work place burnout in “Burn This Place”, which I wrote about my old job from 9 years ago. There are plenty of other very serious subjects on “Silver”, so I could go on. But I wanted to convey the messages with a laid back attitude, as I’d just had a good year, so I think they all quite fit in well together in that respect.
6. You’ve mentioned plans to bring this album to the stage later this year. What can audiences expect from a live performance of “Stork,” and how do you hope listeners connect with it in a live setting?
I have not had much time at all to focus on performing live sadly, but I do plan on doing it! These audiences will probably have never heard the song before, so I hope they pay attention to the lyrics, as it can be so easy to get distracted in a live setting, and I hope that they connect with it! I have actually practiced singing it live at the studio and it did come out a lot more angsty than on the record!
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