Brooklyn indie rock artist Wilby confronts the bruising contradictions of love on ‘Center of Affection,’ a soul-baring debut in which songwriter Maria Crawford revisits childhood wounds, complicated family ties, and the unsettling ways healing can hurt those closest to us. Disarmingly catchy melodies and unflinching, brutally raw lyrics carry fiercely personal confessions of fear, accountability, reckoning, and forgiveness, as Crawford discovers the courage to offer herself the same compassion she extends to others. An extraordinary act of self-discovery and hard-won tenderness, ‘Center of Affection’ is an undeniably triumphant first full-length statement – a powerful, achingly human portrait of learning to love, be loved, and recognize the worth of our own stories.