1. Before we introduce your new release to our readers – what kind of drink would you recommend to sip on while they listen to your new music?
A raspberry daiquiri : because that’s exactly what I was drinking on the launch night for Different Kind of Girl. So now the two will probably always be connected in my head. Fruity and colourful with a kick!
2. Please give us an update about – new single, new album, tour dates, new videos?!
My new single Different Kind of Girl is out now and it really feels like the beginning of a new chapter for me. My music has naturally been moving towards modern pop and soul, but I never want to lose the storytelling and honesty that have always been such a big part of what I do.
I’m working towards my next EP, with more new music to come, as well as lots of live shows. We’ve also been filming visuals for Different Kind of Girl around London, which has allowed me to explore a completely different visual side of myself too.
3. Which harmless conspiracy theory would you wish were true?
That two magpies really do bring joy and good luck! I know it’s technically folklore rather than a conspiracy theory, but whenever I see two together, a little part of me genuinely thinks something good is about to happen. I’m keeping that one.
4. What fashion style or brand would best describe your music?
I don’t think I could choose one brand because I’m a mixture. I love being feminine; dresses, heels for as long as my feet can bear them, and definitely colourful eyeshadow, but I also love a beautifully tailored suit, leather jacket or something with a little more edge.
That’s probably quite representative of my music. Feminine and colourful with a softer side, but with strength underneath and the occasional unexpected edge and I do love a hat in the summer and cosy knits in the winter.
5. Tell us more about your songs! Topics! Message!?
My songs are increasingly about connection, self-discovery and becoming who you were always meant to be.
Different Kind of Girl starts with the effect another person can unexpectedly have on you, but for me there’s a deeper meaning underneath it. Sometimes someone doesn’t actually change you they awaken something that was already there. You begin seeing yourself differently.
A lot of my new songs explore those feelings we don’t always know how to put into words; connection, vulnerability, learning from people and experiences, sitting with difficult feelings, and ultimately understanding yourself a little better.
6. Beside music, do you have any special talents?
Give me a fridge full of completely random ingredients and I’ll somehow make dinner out of them! I love cooking without really having a plan.
I also have a slightly ridiculous habit of turning absolutely anything into a character and giving it a voice, which probably tells you quite a lot about my imagination.
And I love art. Painting and creating things with my hands gives me another outlet when my brain needs a break from music which is not very often!
7. Name 5 things we all should know about you as an artist?!
- I’m sensitive. I take things to heart and analyse things far more than I probably should, but I think that sensitivity is also a huge part of why I write and perform the way I do.
- Helping people genuinely makes me happy. If I can use music, words or simply my time to make somebody’s day slightly better, I will.
- I want my music to make people feel something. Connection will always matter more to me than trying to appear perfect.
- I don’t like putting myself into one musical box. I’ve explored country, jazz, soul and pop, and every part of that journey has become part of the artist I am now.
- I want to encourage people to live as much life as they possibly can while they’re able to. Try the thing. Go somewhere. Create something. Tell someone you love them. Change direction if you need to. I want to inspire people to live their best life and hopefully without sounding too bossy about it!
8. The road so far… who or what was your biggest support?
There hasn’t been just one person. My family, my amazing followers, the musicians and creatives I’ve worked with, I have such an incredible team and particularly grateful for the people who have stayed with me and supported my music through its different chapters as they have all played a huge part.
I’ve also learned that you have to become one of your own biggest supporters. There are so many moments as an independent artist when nobody can tell you whether you’re making the right decision. Sometimes you just have to trust yourself, keep going and remember why you started.
9. A question you’d like to answer, but never been asked in an interview before?
If you could meet the version of yourself who first decided she wanted to be a singer, what would you tell her?
“You don’t need to become somebody else to get there.”
When we’re younger, I think we imagine that one day we’ll become this completely confident, polished, fearless version of ourselves. I’m starting to realise that growing isn’t necessarily about becoming somebody new.
Sometimes it’s about stripping away all the things you thought you were supposed to be and finding the person who was underneath them all along.
Maybe that’s what being a Different Kind of Girl means to me now.
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