On the indie-folk and rock project Free Range's debut LP Practice (which earned praise from Pitchfork, Paste, and the Chicago Reader), frontperson Sofia Jensen chronicled the tumultuousness of growing up - and their sophomore album Lost & Found is about the logical next step of trying to feel like an adult. Much of the subject matter on Lost & Found stems from the 21-year-old Jensen, who formed Free Range when they were 15, moving out from their parents' house and meeting more people in the Chicago music scene. Amid these changes, Jensen experienced feelings common in one's early twenties but pervasive throughout adulthood Striving for connection even when you're surrounded by people, and struggling to be emotionally open. InchYou tell me to be honest / and that's what I find the hardest,Inch Jensen sings in their signature under-the-breath softness on InchConditionsInch - this lyric could be the album's thesis. On InchFaith,Inch atop gentle guitar strums and fingerpicking, they quietly vent, InchIt's not like I choose my fears / There's nothing worse than running from a mirror.Inch They can't control what scares them, whether in connection or otherwise, but they're determined to put in the work to accept themselves. They're figuring out who they are and how to share themselves, a process that continues throughout adulthood. Jensen demoed most of Lost & Found in October 2023 in Silsbee, Texas, where producer Tommy Read, his sister Hannah Read (a.k.a. Lomelda), and Eric Adams of Acre Memos helped Jensen whittle down 50 songs to a batch of 15. To record these songs, Jensen returned in January 2024 with the full Free Range band bassist Bailey Minzenberger, drummer Jack Henry, and new member Andy Krull on pedal steel. Later, in April 2024, Jensen went to Silsbee solo again to record InchConditionsInch and InchBig Star,Inch which they'd written within the prior few month | Free Range | | Lost and Found | Vinyl LP | Best Buy