South London-based singer-songwriter Amie Blu is proving to be a force to reckoned with. Blending her French and English dialects within a sound that borders alternative R&B and neo-soul, Blu resonates with listeners through her emotionally-potent, provoking writing and dazzling musicality.

Fresh off the back of her Glastonbury debut in June, the swiftly rising soulstress has just unveiled her latest six-pronged EP, “crumbs in my bed”. Working alongside a refined, carefully selected array of creatives, the EP is a subtle, sonically immersive and lyrically thoughtful body of work. Tackling her emotions with impressive maturity, she tackles themes such as addiction, loneliness and the difficulties that can occur through relationships. It’s a statement of intent from the emerging star, who looks poised to cement her name amongst the upper echelons of the alternative scene.

We sit down with Amie to discuss her Glastonbury debut, her essence as an artist, and the thought and feeling behind her gorgeous new EP.

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When, why and how did you first embark on your musical journey?
My family has always been super music orientated and basically forced me onto this ‘journey’ from a young age. I’ve never really questioned what I’ll do in life or had a moment like ‘right I’m taking this seriously now’, it’s just always been the obvious route in my mind. To be fair though, when you’re younger you are interested in everything, I think I realised music was the only path I wanted to take when I was nine. My dad made me sing at a restaurant in London and something just felt right.

Who and what influences you?
I take influence from other artists, musicians, films, books, people’s experiences and also my own.

Your sound combines different genre characteristics seamlessly – how have you worked towards achieving this?
I think it’s dangerous to limit yourself to one thing, you’ll end up reaching your ceiling sooner than you think. A lot of artists right now, including myself, are just making what feels good to us without even thinking about what genre category it goes in. It’s really refreshing.

How would you define your essence as an artist?
I want to be as honest and vulnerable as possible, but I’m still working on those things.

You recently made your Glastonbury debut, how was that experience?
Glastonbury was great. I genuinely thought I was going to be performing to grass, so the fact that people were actually there, whether they knew who I was or not, was a surprise and I felt super duper grateful. Then I had a lot of fun in general for the other two days I was there.

Are you a natural performer or is that something you’ve built towards achieving?
I am in a sense of low-key loving attention, but the quality at which I perform has definitely been something I’ve built over time and am still building. I used to be so shy and stiff, but even now I still have a lot of work to do.

Congratulations on your new EP, “crumbs in my bed”! Talk us through the creative process of the project?
For these new songs, I just knew I wanted to write about more than just romantic relationships and try to give more of an insight into my life and mind. This project is executively produced by Humble the Great. It’s so important for me to be able to work with people I’m close with and I’m really grateful to have that privilege. I feel as though I can be more honest in what I’m writing but also get help with what I’m trying to say from people who know me well enough to understand. The producers, writers and musicians I worked with were a huge part of the creative process of the project. 

What are you conveying across the EP, thematically?
There’s a lot going on! #loss #love #drugs #sadness and it goes on and on. The sadder I get, the more disgusting my room becomes and I think I was trying to figure out what could be contributing to that and then convey it through music.

What do you want listeners to take away from the project?
Personally, I find comfort in relatability, so I hope others can relate to this project and find some comfort in that.

Where do you want to take your artistry?
In the right direction for me essentially. Keeping creative control of my music is so important and I don’t ever want to do things that don’t feel right for me. 

What’s to come from you this year?
This year I’m taking the time to learn new things so I can apply them to my artistry. More learning and more show and tell.