Bounce Magazine August 2018

AUGUST 2018 AUGUST | ISSUE 2018 | #70 ISSUE | CASWELL #70
CASWELL
Bounce Magazine’s Rachel Ducker speaks to up and coming artist,
Caswell, about her first year playing at the Latitude Festival...
R: You played on The Lake Stage at this
years Latitude, how did it go?
It was insane! It’s the biggest thing I have
done so far. I don’t usually get that nervous
anymore but I was so nervous. I now wish I
could do it all over again as it went so fast. I
have just been absorbing it in over the last few
weeks. As an up-and-coming artist there is a
lot of work that goes on behind the scenes,
I was in the studio a year
and a half before Latitude
and even though I have
been in music for ages, lots
of people just think I’ve
popped up.
We are very lucky, we’ve
kind of been given a golden
ticket from BBC Introducing
to have this amazing
opportunity, and I feel more motivated after
Latitude as it’s a little taste of what I could
have.
R: So was this your first Latitude?
Yes, it’s the first time I’ve been, I have always
wanted to go; I wasn’t sure what to expect. I
don’t think I quite realised how big it was. The
Lake Stage was amazing we had the perfect
footfall and had an amazing crowd.
R: Can you tell us more about your
background and music style?
I would describe as down tempo pop with
influences of soul and jazz, with some
electronic production.
R: Who did you enjoy watching this year?
I watched quite a few amazing female artists;
I know sometimes festivals have a bad rep for
a lot of the line up being predominately male.
I love Ibeyi, they blew me away with
their harmonies, they are so different. I also
watched Bessie Turner, she was great, I loved
Wolf Alice and I really enjoyed Solange.
R: Do you have a festival
highlight?
Performing was definitely the
highlight and seeing so many
people in the crowd! Another
highlight was seeing Wolf Alice
and the Slaves on the table
next to us backstage, it was a
crazy moment!
R: What do you have coming
up for the rest of the year?
We have more gigs coming up including
Mansion on the Moon in Ipswich. Then in
September I will be starting on my 2 nd EP,
which will be out early next year. I would also
love to have a little support slot around the
UK to grow my fan base. Lastly, I have my new
single out, called ‘Lie To Me’ inspired by the
children’s book ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.’
Its one of the defining picture books, it’s
about wanting to return to this place when
you were a kid, when you weren’t exposed to
everything that was happening in the world.
You were told stories that had happy endings
and it’s wanting to return to that naive place,
this is available to listen to online now.
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