Undoubtedly my first show. I wrote most of my songs alone in my bedroom at the age of 16, then spent almost two years in and out of lockdown releasing these songs, but not seeing their impact outside of the internet. I played my first show last month as Australian Covid restrictions finally eased up, and to see face to face hundreds of people singing the lyrics of my adolescence back to me, a few years in the making, literally brought me to tears. I’ll remember that forever.

I find this question pretty tricky because my ‘influences’ aren’t always recognisable within my sound, but I would say that there are certain artists that motivate me and inspire me lyrically. Title Fight immediately comes to mind, and also Alex G… I just really like direct lyrics that still feel atmospheric and heavy.

That you have to be your own biggest fan and advocate. As soon as I started believing in my project and hyping up the music, the rest of the world seemed to get behind it a lot more. Excitement is contagious!

Not really a collab, but I’d love to watch Grouper write a song. Like the whole process. 

Probably a house show in the Midwest somewhere. like a cheesy coming of age movie sorta thing.

I’d really like to engage with other musicians more. Working on my e-festival Nocturne has been amazing in terms of feeling like I’m supporting a community of artists that I love, but I’m really looking forward to working with more people face to face, and potentially touring for the first time. 

My top career highlights so far are definitely dropping my first EP ‘Yung Everything’ and having my first performance. It was an amazing feeling .

Key influencers are Jesus Christ, my mom, Nicki Minaj, and Yoruba women.

The biggest lesson for me is really listen to my inner voice. She be knowing.

A lot of people, but really the gworlssss…

Ozumba Mbadiwe or Tarkwa Bay.

My Goals for 2022 are to learn more about myself, put out more music and collaborate.

I think my career highlight so far is looping back to what I started the music thing for, and actually producing more music than I am DJing in clubs in london. Being able to live off this as well is something I’ve always dreamed of. 

My key influences are probably the people around me. Knowing we’re all in the same boat trying to get to the same place just helps keep me pushing. 

Live your life as much as you can, because people who have no clue what they’re doing will try govern you just to prove themselves. Just live. Listen to your gut. 

I’d love to work with Little Simz, Shy FX, Nao & Raye.

Glasto main stage. 

Start the album. 

I’m not sure really, I’ve been pretty lucky being able to work with such great people so early on! Working with Bone Soda back in November was great though, it was the first time I’ve ever performed in front of people so that was pretty cool. 

I think my production and vocals are inspired by very different artists. Vocally The Cardigans, Eartheater and Melody’s Echo Chamber would be huge influences, but then for production I love traditional UK garage/house like Sunship or Interplanetary Criminal. I like the mismatch of kind of indie-inspired vocals with these classic house instrumentals.

I think I learnt a new appreciation of real honesty and transparency. Whether it’s career or personal, I’ve just realised no one can fault you for just being honest and willing to kick up when you really want something. 

SASSY 009, Gorillaz or Easter probably, kind of different choices but both all banging artists. Guaranteed fan-girling with all of them.

Le Carmen in Paris looks gorgeous, but I think in London there are so many great venues – like the Roundhouse and loads of open air performance spaces in the summer, which I love! 

I’d love to try out live performance and DJing more this year and keep cracking out tunes! It’s all quite open this year, which I’m really liking.

Headlining a sold out tour and finishing in Ireland to all my people was something I’m never gonna forget. How we got all around Europe, the UK and Ireland without having to cancel a single show I’ll never understand, but we did it.

Kendrick, MF DOOM, Tyler, The Streets, Earl, Erykah, King Krule, James Blake. I’m influenced by all sorts, but these were seminal.

Have faith and have patience. Shit’s not always gonna happen exactly when you want it to, but you have to keep the faith and refuse to give up and it all falls into place eventually.

Knucks, Wiki, Enny, FKA Twigs, Remi Wolf, Kenny Beats, James Blake, Erykah somehow. There’s so many I could name.

I’d love to play Ally Pally just for the spectacle of it. I went to see Fontaines [D.C.] play Ally Pally and I was so proud to see all those Irish faces play to a big sea of 10,000 people over in London!

I’m in London, so I wanna work with people in the UK scene. Put Ireland on the map over here, give the Brits a run for their money!

That my sound has reached people worldwide and encouraged many to show their afros and be comfortable within themselves.

Tame Impala and Fatoumata Diawara.

To be patient. In time things will fall into place. Just see the best in everything and have as much fun as possible. 

Tame Impala and recently Playboi Carti. 

Madison Square Garden.

To make people feel nostalgia from my music.

Getting to the point where I can make music full-time.

Key influences are tough for me, but off the top of my head, the most omnipresent artists I refer to often are Jimi Hendrix, Tyler, the Creator, Kurt Cobain and I’d sprinkle some The Weeknd on there.

Allowing myself to really feel whatever I’m going through. I usually try to push any emotions to the side and steam forward. I definitely learned that’s not a good way to deal with stuff. 

beabadoobee would be pretty cool!

I’m not sure if they really put on shows like that anymore, but Cafe Wha? would be sick. Jimi Hendrix was a regular there.

Dive deeper into hobbies purely for the enjoyment of the hobby itself. I’m starting to get into wine right now and I’m fighting the urge to look up all the different sommelier tests requirements. 

My career highlight so far is defo going on an EU and UK tour with Mabel! 

My key influences are my peers at the moment, because they keep me sane.

My biggest lesson of 2021 is to be shameless. I haven’t quite got there yet, but I care way less what people think now than at the start of the year.

I would love to collab with more people outside of my comfort zone, maybe cross genres. But my dream collab is Ariana Grande. I feel like our voices would sound like silk together.

My dream performance venue I think changes every time I perform, but I’ve grown up performing at the Hackney Empire – it would be a real full circle moment selling out that space.

In 2022 I want to make something that sounds new musically. I want to mix my own songs (I started that this year). And more shows!

Someone got a tattoo of my lyric “how naive to be precious” from “Serial” on their thigh. I haven’t got any tattoos because indecision has me by the neck, so someone committing to something I wrote being permanently on their body is transcendent. 

Freedom.

The relativity of time, I felt like I was in a time-lapse the majority of the year.

André 3000, to just witness as a student.

Amphitheatres, or just outdoor music venues feel really special.

To visit at least three countries, finally be able to do the splits and work on my plant care.