Kicking things off with an exclusive interview, GRACEY spoke about her career, which began with her writing songs for other artists. She said, “I basically wanted to wait until I knew what I wanted to say, and the exact music I wanted to put out. It took until last year putting out my first single until I knew I was ready – it happened organically.”

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Friends! Tune in at 10pm tonight to listen to my live session and chat with the wonderful @jackxsaunders for @bbcradio1 Future Artists! Which songs do you think I’ll be playing?

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Her first acoustic track of the evening was ‘Like That’, a stripped back version of the single including acoustic guitar and percussion to liven up the set. Originally released in August, the song features fellow artist Alexander23. GRACEY followed this up with her latest release ‘Don’t’, released in October as an electro-pop song which was compared by Saunders to the music of Charli XCX. The songwriter herself said that she loves up-tempo sad songs, and that “it is lyrically sad but it is, to me, very empowering and very strong. It’s everything I should have said.”

To bring the session to a close, she mentioned a few of her favourite artists and influences, which included Imogen Heap and Francis and the Lights. Coming this Friday 13th November is GRACEY’s mini album ‘The Art of Closure’, which will be her longest release to date. Sharing her first single just last year, GRACEY made her breakthrough in 2020 with the single ‘Don’t Need Love’ in collaboration with 220 Kid as it reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Prior to this she had written songs for artists such as Sub Focus, Lorde, and Kylie Minogue, and now she has built her own fanbase and career as an artist.

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SO… to celebrate the release of my mini album ‘The Art of Closure’ this Friday, I’m giving away 5 signed copies of the CD & cassette! To be in with a chance, enter your details on the link in my bio – the winners announced next Friday! Also make sure you subscribe to ‘Gracey’s World’ (my weekly mailer blog) as there are going to be some exclusives coming your way very soon LOVE YOU 

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This is an unusual description for an Indie Rock artist to give to their work, which is more informed by Ty Segall and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard than by Coldplay or U2. However, though it may not fill stadiums the track is certainly worthy of garage rock pedigree and would not sound out of play on either of their albums. The EP is set to feature five tracks in total, beginning with ‘Antidote To Being Bored,‘ then following with ‘That Wasn’t What I Said,‘ ‘Pretty Princess,’ ‘Red Cherry Chapstick,’ and finally ‘Something Has Changed.’ 

It has definitely been a little while since Indie Rock sounded this heavy. Compared to the likes of Declan Mckenna, Lang is practically a heavy rocker, with fuzz pedals and distorted vocals about this is clearly looking back to when rock wasn’t afraid to show its rough edges and before the hyper-clean sound of The 1975 and similar funk-inspired bands who are talented in their own right but lack some of the rough edges that make artists like Ty Segall so captivating.

It is interesting to hear NME also mention ‘King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard,’ as informing the sound, the band have recently released their latest track ‘Automation,’ for free along with all the stem files and video files for fans to make their own remixes and videos completely for free. This type of direct-to-fan approach is likely to be of some inspiration for Oscar Lang and the accessible DIY punk garage ethics of affordable and quirky marketing are not lost on him, his EP is being released on vinyl at a price which most people will actually be able to affordable to the majority of people.

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The track will have received something of a boost into the mainstream market today when it was played by Jack Saunders on Radio 1 at 10pm. It is always a pleasure and an inspiration to see indie and alternative acts receiving some airplay on Britains premier radio station, allowing them to compete more fairly with some of the more mainstream acts. Unfortunately for fans of London’s answer to Ty Segall, we are not likely to see any live music for at least the next mont and he has not announced any dates for next year as of yet.

According to NME, the last time Lang performed in the UK was in December 2019 before the country’s first lockdown. Now with the UK heading into its second national lockdown for at least the next four weeks, fans well be looking back on December last year and hoping that this year’s December will see at least some music.

Reading and Leeds Festival is known for its love of indie and there is no better place for Transgressive Records to celebrate their own 15th anniversary, than in the fields, at Little John’s Farm on Richfield Avenue in central Reading, and at Bramham Park, near Wetherby, between Friday the 23rd of August to Sunday the 25th of August 2019.

The celebrations at Reading will see Radio One DJ Jack Saunders battle it out over the decks with Circa Waves (DJ Set) following their live performance earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Leeds, on Saturday night, will be treated to some late night hits from Mystery Jets, Let’s Eat Grandma and Steel Banglez, while on Sunday there’s Transgressive Soundsystem, plus a Beyonce vs Drake DJ party, hosted by Bless and Superhero DJs.

.@transgressiveHQ are taking over our Alternative Stage LATE NIGHT at #RandL19 to celebrate their 15th Anniversary!
Reading Friday
Saturday & Sunday Leeds pic.twitter.com/SPTPbhajyS

— Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) July 31, 2019

Speaking about the hotly anticipated event, Transgressive co-founder, Toby L, said; “To mark our 15th birthday year, we are now able to announce our return to Reading & Leeds, the ultimate climax to the summer. We’ve pushed the boat out this year, bringing Transgressive alumni Mystery Jets and Circa Waves along for the weekend, not to mention current stars Let’s Eat Grandma.

“We’ve also gone big on the Sunday, to ensure the party doesn’t slow down – Steel Banglez is one of the biggest pop crossover names of recent times and will keep things moving right until the bitter end. And what the hell, we’re also going to throw a Beyonce versus Drake set straight afterwards, just two sets of DJs and hosts/MC’s dishing out the biggest jams from their respective catalogues. Bring on the August Bank Holiday weekend.”

We are thrilled to announce our return to @OfficialRandL this summer – our 15th Anniversary takeover will bring you live sets from @mysteryjets, @thelegofgrandma, @steelbanglez, plus DJ sets from @CircaWaves, @jackxsaunders and more…https://t.co/qUfyBNFNm1 pic.twitter.com/SpLTjJ5cEI — Transgressive (@transgressiveHQ) July 31, 2019

The announcement comes after Reading & Leeds festival announced this year’s line-up which looks set to stun crowds, with the like of Foo Fighters, The 1975, Twenty One Pilots, Post Malone, Bastille, Juice Wrld, Blossoms, Royal Blood, The Distillers, You Me At Six, Pale Waves, Enter Shikari, Billie Eilish, CHVRCHES, and many more set to perform at the festival. For all the details including day and stage splits please see the Reading Festival line-up page or the Leeds Festival line-up page.