Monthly Archives: June 2021

Is there anybody around that you’d particularly like to support?

There are some really cool local bands around. There’s a band called Spherical that I know quite well, they’re really amazing. They do kind of similar stuff. They’re not local but there’s a band called Crawlers that are really cool, and they’ve just announced a gig and I’d love to support them one day.

What gigs have you got coming up now that lockdown is easing?

I’ve got a couple of things lined up, but I can’t say too much.

What are your plans for the rest of the year?

I’m planning to do a few music videos and get my YouTube channel up a bit. I’m moving to London this year, which is quite scary, it’s quite a bit thing. I think that we’re looking around the Kingston area. Those are the two big things for me this year. I was going to go to uni in London but it’s not really for me, it’s not actually what I want to do. I’m moving to London with my boyfriend, who is going to uni, and because London has a much bigger music scene than Peterborough. I’ll get more work and more gigs there, and just more opportunities.

How does the song writing process work for you?

I usually just write completely random stuff, just getting everything in my head out. Then I tend to narrow it down a bit more and get rid of some bits. Sometimes it starts with my guitar, because I’m a guitarist first, so often I can just find some chords I like that match the vibe I want to write a song in. If I’d mad or upset, I can translate that into a guitar better than I can with lyrics.

You weren’t born when the Riot Grrrl movement started, how aware are you of the history of feminist music and those bands?

I do try to educate myself on that side of stuff. Obviously, I’m not going to know the full extent because I wasn’t there, but I do watch a lot of videos. I love Bikini Kill. I really love the Riot Grrrl movement, it’s just so inspiring. I mainly watch videos and I’ve read a couple of books as well. I just love the feminist movement and how they do what they want, and I just want to do what I want and not have to worry about being sexualised or being pushed over by men.

The guitar part at the start of Did It Ask? sounds very much like 1980s period The Cure – are they an influence or is it a coincidence?

It’s actually quite coincidental. I like The Cure but I’ve only really listened to Boys Don’t Cry. People say I should like The Cure and that’s so cool but it’s not what I was going for. I’m glad it sounds like that because they’re a really cool band, but I didn’t mean for it to sound like that.

What advice would you give to other would-be Pinkfizes playing in their bedrooms and not knowing how to take it forward?

Just write what you want to. Be yourself is the main thing. Don’t try too hard to copy anyone else, even if you accidentally sound like The Cure! Just go for it. I want to inspire people to do whatever and have the courage to do what they want. So, all the little Pinkfizes should go for it, don’t care about anyone else. If everyone says you’re terrible, ignore them.