Devon Gabriella isn’t just a singer; she’s a seasoned observer. With her debut EP, ‘From the Next Room,’ she invites listeners into a space where vulnerability meets sharp, acoustic clarity. The title itself is a perfect metaphor for her music: hearing powerful, fully formed emotions that were never meant to be shared. This record isn’t just a collection of songs: it’s a confident statement of growth, transforming her teenage bedroom recordings and whispered inspirations into a polished, authentic soft-pop sound. ‘From the Next Room’ proves that the quietest moments often yield the biggest anthems.

What does the phrase [‘From the Next Room’] represent to you, and how does it set the tone for the acoustic songs on the record?

“I am a very honest, deeply introspective person. I think I’m very observant. That’s how I get a lot of my inspiration for songwriting. And especially growing up, I would be extra attentive to what was going on around me. Overhearing things that I maybe shouldn’t have, which is kind of an homage to one of the lyrics in “Older”, “I shouldn’t understand it, but I did”. So I was hearing a lot From the Next Room, or from a room over, that I wasn’t supposed to, and then had to, you know, sit with and process. And I think all these songs, you can find that perspective.”

When you did the track sequencing, what song do you feel like was the core of the EP?

“I want to say, I think it all kind of formed around ‘Older.’ I wrote that song when I was in school. I actually recorded all the vocals from my home using Zoom. It was kind of my first proper session and my first proper songwriting recording online. And I think from that, that laid the foundation for the rest of the songs and me building that confidence in songwriting. But I think ‘Older,’ ‘How Could You,’ ‘Talking in Your Sleep’ definitely have that. From the Next Room, it has the title lyric. It was very, very cool to package it all and tell the story that way.”

How has it been performing in these live settings? How does it feel different than just performing in your room?

“It feels unreal. I started posting covers online at 13… and I would do everything in my power to make sure none of my seventh-grade classmates would find it, because it was something that was so personal. So, to go from that to now being on stage performing for thousands of people is the biggest contrast ever, but it’s exactly where it needed to be. I’ve never felt more at home than when I’m on stage… nothing compares to connecting with people like that in person. And even if it’s, you know, a huge room, which I could never even imagine playing, it feels like home still. It’s been an incredible experience.”

How do you balance that raw, like simple instrumentations that you have with the production element of the song?

“Foundationally, I consider myself an acoustic artist, but I think what’s really cool about that is it provides a great place to build off of. For a long time, I thought I had to be kind of trapped in this acoustic pop singer-songwriter-y box… but once I let go of that and embraced this new sonic world of more pop stuff, I had the most fun with it. So, it’s cool because I can still do stripped-back acoustic versions… but then on stage, you know, you can have the drums and the guitar… that just kind of makes it sound whole. You can change it up, add whatever you want.”

After this tour, is there a dream venue you hope to play one day?

“I would say, in terms of the garden, I would say Madison Square Garden. The garden has to come to the garden. That’s a dream. I mean, I’ve played so many dream venues on this tour, playing Pier 17 in New York, The Shrine in Los Angeles, beyond my wildest dreams. But we’re gonna keep working, pushing to take the garden to wherever it’s supposed to go.”

What’s one word you use to describe the feeling of being on tour?

“Can I say two words? A dream. It just feels like a combination of everything I’ve ever worked towards in my whole entire life. Like, if I were to tell myself five years ago that I’d be here, I wouldn’t believe it. It’s just beyond. It’s something that I will never ever take for granted.”