Sunny War Broadens Her Horizons on New Album, ‘Simple Syrup’

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, Sunny War, left home at 16. For the next handful of years, Sunny hitchhiked, jumped trains and busked to support herself. Before she’d left, Sunny says that she remembers thinking she was too old to be told what to do by her mother. She didn’t want to take part in any formal schooling either, so she felt she could do it on her own. Sunny was also drinking heavily, which caused problems at home, and it was a habit she kept up to her detriment until she was about 20. While traveling the country, Sunny slept outside. She made friendships with a community of young people who rode the rails and busked to earn money for food. But the experience wasn’t all good, she says. It was certainly a series of adventures that taught her both about life and about how to play and sing for people. Sunny, who got her first six-string at seven years old, took to the instrument quickly. Since then, it’s been her life raft through it all. Now, Sunny is set to release her rollicking new LP, Simple Syrup, on March 26.