You’ve been busy working on a new EP, set to be released early next year. We’ve all heard and loved the first single Pluto, what else do you have in store for listeners?
Sonically, I’ve been experimenting with the more electronic side of things, but kept my foundation of emotive and detailed storytelling. Experience and experimentation have played a huge part in this next phase of my music.
I’ve also been fortunate enough to collaborate with some incredible producers, which was an imperative part of the process. I used to be very stuck in my methods of how I like to create, but with this EP I forcefully cut down any barriers I made for myself and just embraced the challenges.
You’ve described your biggest challenge as holding too much inside, yet the lyrics in Pluto are intensely personal. Was it a difficult task penning these lyrics?
Pluto was the one of the first songs I wrote going into this whole new sonic phase of tracks for the EP. I hadn’t formed lyrics into full songs for a while but I had a huge stockpile of notes and poems in my journals.
As I’ve grown more into my writing I’ve lost most of the fears involved in exposing myself. Now I know that the more personal I can be, the more the song means to me and then to the listener. Nowadays I like giving it all, but holding the last piece of information to myself. It’s like a game for me.
You’ve been involved in a number of musical collaborations in your career, including with Ben Harper, Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio), Sam Spiegel (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Dann Hume (Evermore). If you could choose anyone, who would you next work with?
It’s my goal in life to sing with André 3000.
In celebration of the release of Pluto, you will be playing a slew of solo shows around Australia, including The Workers Club on December 6. What sort of night are gig-goers in for?
I will be playing mostly new unreleased material, which is incredibly exciting. This is the first taste anyone will hear before the EP is released. It’s going to be a feast for the ears – many new elements but the same heart.
GRACE will give fans a taste of her upcoming EP at The Workers Club on Saturday December 6. Pay attention, Andre 3000.
