TTSSFU has spoken about the potential for new music and shaking self-doubt. Watch the full video interview above.
The Mancunian singer (real name Tamsin Stephens) spoke to us at Mad Cool Festival, where she gave an update on future new music. Her latest project was ‘Blown’, which she dropped last August.
Speaking to NME, she said of her upcoming material: “I would say it’s a lot more synthy, and I’m trying to really connect what I do next with what I’m about passionate about – not that the past hasn’t, but [to] go back to my roots of what inspired me.
“I went a little more guitar-based on the last EP, so now I’m going back to dream-pop.”
She cited Robyn as a major inspiration for her new music (“Really loved her new album, I just think it’s incredible”), along with Caroline Polachek. She added that films like I Saw The TV Glow also served as inspiration, telling us: “That film blew my mind.”
Stephens confirmed that she had made a synth-pop album following the release of ‘Blown’, adding that a track from that collection of songs will be on her upcoming record.
“There’s a lot of really special stuff that’s on that, and I keep pinching things from it,” she continued. “It was just an experiment, and I absolutely loved it. It was flawed in many ways, but I would say it inspired me to do what I’m going to do next.”
She went on to admit that shaking off the pressure following the release of ‘Blown’ “took a while”, telling NME: “I’d say that’s the whole reason it’s taken me so long to get back to it, figure out what I actually want to do.
“Seeing other bands and touring with other bands, which I’d never done myself, I was doubting my own music and if it was exciting enough. I’ve gone back to thinking it is – don’t need to be too rock ‘n’ roll.”
Stephens concluded by speaking about her upcoming tour with Blondshell, saying: “I’m really excited. We’ve spoken on DMs and she seems really nice. It’s gonna be fun”. Watch the full interview above.
Reviewing Mad Cool this year, we praised TTSSFU’s set as “a hit”. “It was two short, sharp screams that brought ‘I Hope You Die’ and the whole set to a close, before Stephens pegged it offstage, Mad Cool still processing what just hit it,” we wrote of the performance.
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