What was the inspiration behind Lexicon?

I really love atmospheric pop, people like Miles Kane, Empire of the Sun, MGMT – that mid-tempo, electro, melancholic pop, which I love!
 

How did it feel being back in the recording studio?

It was great fun because I have worked out a way that suits me and helps with my anxiety. I chose not to write all the songs; however, it meant I got to work with Richard X. I worked with him on an album called Echoes with Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell, who worked on the same record.
 

What can we expect from the visuals? 

Well, the visuals I am proud of. The videos so far have both been with Rankin, and I play a male stripper playing four different roles. The inspirations were gender fluidity for the cowboy inspired by Vivienne Westwood’s show , and the outfit was actually from that runway collection; Querelle inspired the sailor.

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The tour will also draw on Jean Genet and explores the Brain.
 

Do you have a go to favourite track from this album? 

It is very hard. At present I think it is the first single All the Songs and I’ve just realised the title could give me a get-out cos I could just say “All the Songs” from the album.
 

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