HOME WAS ALWAYS ME FEATURING SINGLES - OUT TODAY, via MONSTERCAT
Following the groundbreaking, tone-setting lead single “it’s time to go home,” the compelling “stranger,” and creative Tamia interpolation “2 u,” WHIPPED CREAMarrives with her debut album HOME WAS ALWAYS ME, out today, April 30 via Monstercat.
Listen to WHIPPED CREAM’S HOME WAS ALWAYS ME
want me again
it’s time to go home
life
2 u
midnight moon
alive
light back in my life
a different self, not this time (interlude)
stranger
ellie’s song
never mine
call my name
my mind
collide
The Canadian producer and vocalist, who is Caroline Cecil, is known to provide a masterclass in storytelling through dynamic, expressive vocals and a multitude of house & techno soundscapes as heard on her previous EP releases Careline(2025), is this real? (2024), Someone You Can Count On (2023) and Who Is Whipped Cream? (2020). For her debut full-length studio album, HOME WAS ALWAYS ME contains boldly cinematic dance music, as WHIPPED CREAM strives to encapsulate raw emotion grounded in the human experience, covering universal themes and connecting with audiences across the board.
The album’s focus track is “midnight moon,” an anthem that resonates with anyone who’s missing someone they’ve formed a deep connection with. “‘midnight moon’ is one of the most personal songs I’ve ever made. It’s about someone I was deeply in love with — someone I’m probably still in love with in ways I don’t always say out loud. The song carries a soft sadness, a longing, but also this quiet magic: no matter where we are in the world, we’re all looking at the same moon. ‘midnight moon’ holds that contradiction — heartbreak and beauty living in the same breath,” explains Caroline. Watch it's lyric video here.
At a surface level, the album appears to show WHIPPED CREAM’s strength, but it actually details her authenticity. She utilizes the Biblical figure Eve, widely portrayed as a sinner, and re-examines her as an archetype of truth, a woman bold enough to never betray herself. WHIPPED CREAM hopes to convey that our true selves aren’t lost; they’re just buried. She created HOME WAS ALWAYS ME for anyone who’s ever been misunderstood while evolving.
“People say ‘be yourself,’ but the moment you do, they project onto you. This album is about choosing yourself anyway,” she explains, further describing the project as “a modern retelling of an ancient idea that people are not defined by the stories written about them, but by the truth they choose to live.”
WHIPPED CREAM’s official debut album HOME WAS ALWAYS ME also includes “2 u” which makes a play with bouncy 90’s nostalgia, the groundbreaking and tone-setting track “it’s time to go home,” and the electrifying “stranger,” a standout with over 2.8 million streams on Spotify. "stranger"--"... a dark, abrasive four-on-the-floor banger" per EDM.com-- hit Spotify’s Viral Top 50 charts in US and Canada and is currently in rotation on SiriusXM’s BPM, reaching the Top 20 in April ‘26.
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About WHIPPED CREAM:
Spinning on ice isn’t the only thing WHIPPED CREAM’s turning heads on. Once a competitive figure skater, Toronto-born Caroline Cecil knows how to bewitch a crowd. Channeling her passion for music both on and off the ice, WHIPPED CREAM–drawn to cinematic soundscapes and deep bass textures–transitioned into production to fully realize her creative vision.
Paving her own lane unlike any other with influences from the likes of Hans Zimmer to Skrillex, WHIPPED CREAM is formulating her own sound, while expressing through dynamic live performances, an incomparable energy. Never not creating, WHIPPED CREAM is not just a producer and DJ, but a songwriter and vocalist as well. Fusing her passion and love for hip-hop, cinema, electronica and more, she impressively navigates these genres fluidly, truly invoking a feeling like no other.
Her passionate approach to music has earned widespread recognition. WHIPPED CREAM was unanimously selected by the Apple Music Canada team as April 2026’s ‘Up Next’ artist, making her the first dance artist ever to be featured in the ‘Up Next’ Canada program, while Spotify Canada also tapped WHIPPED CREAM as its RADAR Canada feature artist for April 2026, promoting the news on billboards in Toronto. Elsewhere earlier this year she played at Rolling Stone Canada’s exclusive party at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, a full-circle moment for the once competitive figure skater.
With standout live appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Tomorrowland, WHIPPED CREAM has solidified her reputation as a must-see live act. Highlights from 2025 included performances at Fireside Festival, Beyond Wonderland, Tecate Pal Norte, Ubbi Dubbi Festival, and Tomorrowland, with 2026 set to bring major appearances at Fvded in the Park, Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ), and Bass Canyon, alongside a fall headlining run. Whether you’re watching her perform or streaming her music, WHIPPED CREAM is here to provide a high-energy, thought provoking feeling appealing to any music and art lover. Your producer’s favorite producer is now in session.
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