9/28/2023 0 Comments British song writer![]() ![]() I mean, I got into a new habit of having a whisky every night! It was a very creatively stimulating time but also a learning curve in a lot of ways.ĭid you try any other new things over lockdown? Some days, I would run out of creative energy and feel obliged to keep trying to create something – but I guess I just needed to step away for a bit. I was doing a lot of exploring, creating and doing things in a different way. That first period of intense songwriting lasted about four months in the studio. I was lucky to have music to escape to through this strange time. In terms of subject matter, I historically wrote more about love and things like that, but on this record, it feels like there’s more variety, as I was going through a lot more different emotions and rethinking a lot about life. I got more into the production idea side too, sometimes writing and producing at the same time. We were stuck in a studio in the middle of nowhere, writing what became the start of album two. It did! It was interesting being locked down and not being able to collaborate as much, as I did on the first album, so I wrote a lot of it on my own and with my close collaborator Aidan. Even beyond Covid, we see how people’s relationship to music is becoming more shaped by what’s going on in the world at the time and it creates a different kind of connection to it.ĭid the lockdown change the way you approach music and your songwriting now? I still really value that album and to have seen people enjoying the music in their own bubbles at that time. I won’t lie, it felt like a bit of an anti-climax with it being the debut record and it was a shame not to be able to tour it, do any promo or share it with the fans in that way but, ultimately, it was a champagne problem considering everything else that was going on in the world. You released Things I Chose to Remember in 2020, aka the pandemic year…how was that whole experience for you? Hi Rhys, thank you for taking the time to speak to us! Before we talk about the new record, let’s talk about the first one. Speaking to The Upcoming over Zoom, he reflects on how the pandemic changed us all permanently. ![]() Showcasing a project born out of lockdown, the No Right to Love You singer has unveiled new tracks like The Middle, having also toured recently with American singer Eric Nam. ![]() British singer-songwriter Rhys Lewis, who shot to prominence through streaming platforms and with breakout songs featured on TV show Love Island, releases his sophomore album Corner of the Sky this January. ![]()
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