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Bursting onto the scene right now is 18-year-old KLOË, Scotland’s latest electro-pop product to follow in the mould of Chvrches and Prides
K LOË, aka Chloe Latimer, dropped her i rst single ‘Grip’ last December and created plenty of buzz in the process. The track, produced by Prides’ drummer Lewis Gardiner, raced to 60,000 hits on Soundcloud (where it debuted) and scored radio plays from the likes of Zane Lowe.
Having made her i rst live appearance at The Garage in Glasgow, KLOË will join Prides on the Lighthouse Late lineup at The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture, in Glasgow this May.
With an EP due out later this year and big plans afoot, Scott Henderson caught up with the singer-songwriter to i nd out more...
You played your first gig as KLOË at The Garage in February. How was the show? It was great. I loved it. It was so fun to i nally get out in front of a crowd and play the music for the i rst time. Playing a set of completely unknown songs to an audience can be pretty weird for any artist but the reaction I got was great. I’m excited to play more shows!
I’m sure you’ve got a long list of influences, but whose music and what tunes are inspiring you to get writing, recording and performing right now? I actually grew up listening to a lot of folk music, primarily female singer-songwriters. For the KLOË project, I was inspired by a lot of blatantly honest and conversational writing. For example, the 1975 stick out to me. I also got really into artists like the Weeknd, Drake, St Vincent and Lana Del Rey who say exactly
what they want to say – but every lyric still sounds beautiful and poetic. The earliest inl uences for me were probably Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, Taylor Swift and Joni Mitchell. Their music is still very important to me. Especially Alanis, in terms of lyricism. There’s also this great new artist from America called Halsey who I’m obsessed with right now. She’s really exciting.
Have you finalised plans for the EP? How many tracks are ready to go and what’s on your slate for the coming months? Yes, it’s pretty much done, we’re just i nalising the mixes. The EP is 4 tracks and every song shows a different side to me. It tells a story too, which was really important to me, covering everything I’ve gone through in my life age 16–18. The plan for the next few months is to release the EP, play more gigs and maybe a few surprises along the way.
It’s great to have you in the lineup for the Lighthouse Late alongside Prides. What kind of set can we expect? Thank you! It will be so great to play. I’m really looking forward to it. You can expect quite a different show from my actual live show, as we’re playing a really stripped-back set.It’ll be all about the vocals and really chilled.
The Lighthouse Late, The Lighthouse, Glasgow, Fri 29 May. Curated by The List and supported by Innis & Gunn and Brugal Rum. Find out more at thelighthouse. co.uk/late
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