After years of self-recording demos on cassette tapes and playing DIY shows in Michigan’s indie scene, Stef Chura is finally releasing her first full-length studio album, Messes, and she couldn’t be more excited. With tracks ranging from a deep folky intimacy to the punchiness of ‘90s feminist punk, the album adopts a rich and churning life of its own. We speak with Stef about introspection, the current social climate, and Detroit’s artistic community.