Tell us a little bit about yourself! How did you find your passion for creating music and songwriting?

Growing up in a musical family, it’s all I’ve ever known. My dad introduced me to The Cure, Elliott Smith and a lot of hip hop when I was just a little girl. I would get a rush when finding new artists on the Internet. I still do. As much as there’s been a heavy influence from the musicians close to me, I’ve also discovered so much on my own, in my bedroom, on my laptop. I had a guitar when I was younger, but what really excited me was a set of turntables. I was scratching when I was 12 and was into J Dilla and DJ Premier. They aren’t from my era, so I definitely wasn’t listening to the same stuff at school as other kids. I would just scratch in my bedroom. I went to a N.E.R.D show when I was 10 too and snuck in with my mum and big brother. Music has never been an afterthought. It’s all I know and all I want. At the moment I’m heavily influenced by reggaeton, dancehall rhythms and any pop that’s dreamy, vulnerable and ethereal-sounding.

You bring forward a hugely colorful visual representation of yourself. Is there a particular connection between your visual representation and your music?

My sound is really playful, visceral and bittersweet — but also can get dark. I’m attracted to fantasy and escapism. So the way I sound and dress tend toward the surreal and hyper-emotional. There are only three colors that I wear: lavender, green and red.

How has moving to New York inspired who you are and your music?

I lived here when I was a little kid and moving back has been intense, like an overkill of energy — in a good way. There’s so much desire and despair here, from one extreme to the other. I feel ravished, torn apart, but sinking into a familiar warmth at the same time. Nowhere else compares to New York. The nature and the pace suits my character. It definitely sharpens my teeth. I’m so driven by emotions and anything pleasure-seeking. I feel like the rhythm has accelerated in my writing and there’s this vulnerability I’m digging into.