Cari Fletcher Says She Felt 'the Most Free' Writing Her New Album 'In Search of the Antidote'

Cari Fletcher, a.k.a. Fletcher, ready for the world to hear more of her music now that her sophomore album, In Search of the Antidote, was released on Friday, March 22.

However, when she was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2023, she was forced to cancel some tour dates, which made her nervous for what her future looked like.

“I’m like, ‘I have to heal faster because what if [the fame] all goes away?’” the 30-year-old singer told Elite Daily in a new interview.

“When all these things start happening in your career that you’ve wanted for a really long time and that you thought might fix you … [you realize] nothing can fill the cup other than you,” she continued.

Over the years, the New Jersey native has continued to rise to fame, and this album specifically gives a glimpse into how much she's grown up.

"This album is just an exploration of love in all of its infinite manifestations," she said, adding that the hit song "Eras of Us" was created after she ran into her ex at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour last year.

"All the emotions hit me like such a wave. There’s no way you can run into your ex at a Taylor Swift concert and not write a f------ song about it,” Fletcher recalled. "I went to the studio the next day and it wrote itself."

"It’s the most free I’ve ever felt on an album. It is my favorite that I’ve ever sounded vocally," she added of this new chapter of her life. "It feels like such a continuation of my artistic journey, but also feels really fresh and new."

Next up for Fletcher is kicking off her U.S. tour in September, and she can hardly contain her excitement. “I’m letting go of this idea that there’s some destination I need to reach," she said. "I'm good where I’m at right now in this moment, laying on the floor in my underwear having this conversation."

“We can just be and that’s where Cari's at. She’s giving less flex, and it’s enough," she declared.