Kiss From a Siren
14 November 2025
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Your EP, “Come Into The Garden,” will be released on March 6th. What can fans expect to hear?
I’d say you can expect piano and vocal-driven songs rooted in traditional songwriting and folk music. I want the listener to feel transported to the place where the record was made, as if they’ve uncovered archive recordings from another world.
You said that this EP was something you had “wanted to make for years.” What was the inspiration for that?
In recent years, I’ve been splitting my time between North Yorkshire and London. While writing and recording on various pianos across the Dales, I wanted to bring those moments into my work and transport the listener to those places. I’ve always had an obsession with older generations, and I wanted these songs to explore the past—reconnecting with and capturing the environments of the people and places that shaped me, as well as the ones that existed before I did.
You mentioned in Clash Magazine that whilst driving home, “a gust of winds swept the clouds aside, revealing bright blue sky ahead,” and that the feelings surrounding that are reflected on the song, “Angel.”
Are you usually someone who searches for positivity when creating music, or was this a new experience?
I don’t think I’m someone who actively searches for either when I’m writing; I just write how I’m feeling on any given day. I suppose I’m not great at being vulnerable in my everyday life, so maybe that’s why I channel more melancholic feelings through my songs.
You went on to talk about “mov[ing] through life more slowly…in a busy world.” Being based both in London and North Yorkshire, which to us seem a world apart in terms of the pace at which they move, is somewhere like North Yorkshire a place you intentionally use as a more relaxing place to create?
Absolutely. I can’t write the way I want to in London. Last year, I was living more permanently in North Yorkshire, near where my mum’s family is from, and in those few months, I wrote more songs than ever before!
That idea of not needing to chase something, were there any recent events that led to that feeling, or was it more of a natural process?
Lately, especially with this EP, I’ve felt the need to step away from the fast-paced, chaotic world and take a different path—one that goes against what the capitalist side of the music industry and social media push. Instead, I wanted to approach this EP the way a visual artist creates a piece of art, focusing on the process rather than the outcome. In that sense, my music might be less mainstream than it could be, but right now, I want people to engage with it in a way that says, “You don’t have to like it”
The piano-playing in the song has a very moving, lo-fi and retro feel to it. What were your inspirations behind the music for this track, and the EP overall?
My inspiration came from the places I lived and the people around me. The vast, desolate moors, the cold wind and over-flowing rivers, and the dust-filled bothies shrouded in fog—all of these blended with the poetry and music I immersed myself in. I drew from Molly Drake, Joan Baez, and the traditional folk songs found in books my grandfather left me.
What advice would you have for women entering the music industry?
I’m not sure who needs to hear this, but create a language that reflects what matters to you. Draw freely from every school of thought and soak up all the knowledge you can. Speak from the heart and express who you truly are. There’s no such thing as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ technique—only what works for you. You have the power to create anything you want, so don’t hold yourself back.
Finally, what exciting plans lie ahead for you in 2025?
I will be beginning the recording process of a new EP supported by The Women Make Music Grant from PRS Foundation. The EP will feature original songs recorded in locations around North Yorkshire, such as Victorian mills, grade II listed village halls and isolated chapels in remote parts of the moors, each with its unique history and atmosphere. I will be inviting chamber ensembles of some of the UK’s top musicians to play on the record all whilst bringing new music to a rural area.
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