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Equinox Sessions #1 - Zoe Graham

Equinox Sessions is a collaborative series devised and launched by musical collective Fat-Suit, working with a variety of artists across different genres. Guest artist - Zoe Graham Backing vocals - Emilie Boyd and Rachel Lightbody Trumpet - Alex Sharples Saxophone - Mateusz Sobieski Keyboards - Craig McMahon and Alan Benzie Guitars - Dorian Cloudsley and Fraser Jackson Bass - Gus Stirrat Drums - Mark Scobbie 'Industrial Strength', written by Zoe Graham and arranged by Craig McMahon Recorded by Gus Stirrat Mixed by Fraser Jackson Video edited by Alan Benzie "If there’s a romance attached to the changing seasons, there’s inevitably a sadness that sweeps through with it. For Zoe Graham, every note of her crystalline electronic pop is imbued with that bittersweet feeling; on her new single ‘Gradual Move’, the past is something constantly reshaped by increments, no matter how sudden some of life’s departures may seem. Still only 22, Zoe is an artist who already feels the weight of several lives lived. Since moving away from her family home to start a new life in Glasgow, the gradual moves have caught up with her in less gradual ways. “The total shift happened gradually over the six months from September 2018 to March 2019. In that time I had moved out, my family home looked drastically different, a relationship had ended, and my dog had died. I found it quite difficult to adapt to this change, but also coming to terms with the fact that things are only going to change even more - becoming thankful for the important things.” The spring of this new life, and the autumn of its remains, stretches as far as the music itself. After becoming known as “the girl who writes songs and plays guitar” at school, Zoe applied to go to art school before coming across a music and songwriting course. The young artist ditched her university plans and immediately began developing her craft every week at college, where she honed her early songwriting ability. “I used to write and perform purely on acoustic guitar,” she says. “I would definitely have labelled myself as a folk musician at this point. I wrote songs that told stories and used a lot of finger picking and acoustic instruments. However, in recent times I feel like I've been having more fun with music. My taste has shifted to music like St Vincent, Christine and the Queens, HAIM. Bad ass, girl-fronted pop and electronic music. That really is just where my heart lies at the moment.” That shift has culminated in ‘Gradual Move’, mixed by Grammy-award winning Eduardo De La Paz (Arcade Fire, Frightened Rabbit, Rae Morris), a song built on warm synth tones and the shiver of October mornings. The meeting point between Zoe’s folk past and electronic pop present collide at various points on the track, though the song itself is largely in thrall to the latter; if the subject matter of lost homes feels more like a traditional folk subject, the expansive drums and lead guitar line take the track well beyond those confines. Ultimately, ‘Gradual Move’ is the story of past lives lost and keepsakes cherished, with Zoe’s childhood home leaving both emotional and physical fragments – both of which she’s sought to salvage. “The lyric ‘Shed a tear for the wood cut down I keep a slice’ is about how I managed to save two shards of wood from the old porch as a momento,” the singer explains. “They now sit on my mantlepiece in my flat. I also have a little box on my desk that inside holds a little bundle of dog hair. I keep these little things because they're very precious to me.” Zoe Graham has changed too, though what’s precious to her remains the same. ‘Gradual Move’ is a call in both directions – both elegy to the past and clarion call to a future that looks brighter than ever." Zoe Graham Website - http://zoegrahammusic.com Instagram - http://innstagram.com/iamzoegraham Twitter -   / zoegrahammusic   Facebook -   / zoegrahammusic   Fat-Suit Website - http://www.fat-suit.co.uk Facebook -   / fatsuit   Instagram -   / fatsuit