Music means something different to everybody, but for Lees, it was a space for her instincts to be accepted. Growing up in South West London as a vicar’s daughter, a backdrop of religion and traditionalist values cast a long shadow over her childhood; ultimately spurring her on to dismantle the claustrophobia of religion.
While she challenged and rejected faith as a teenager, little did she know it would become her cornerstone today. Her music is an agency for crafting a narrative that’s free of constraints, including themes of sex, anger, and femininity, all the while parading an organic voice that’s long-awaited to be heard.
In earlier single “Honeymoon Suite”, she debuted her influences of Portishead and Frank Ocean’s Blonde while calling the track “a mess of memories.” It’s this confessional yet ethereal streak that makes her transformation and independence so remarkable.