16 INTERVIEW
Hot one to watch Lauren Housley
It has to be said, ‘Hot One To Watch’ is one of my favourite features as each month we uncover some of the hottest UK and international talent soon to get that big break in the music industry. Well this month is no different, we head up North to get to know a young lass with old Motown soul, Lauren Housley.
HM: Who is Lauren Housley? Who is she musically, personally? A curly haired soul singer and songwriter born in Rotherham, now lives in Manchester. Loves friends, family, charity shops, music, performing and food. I love expressing myself through music and songwriting is my way of making sense of things that happen to and around me.
HM: Your music has a very Motown era feel with the Big Band sound and of course your voice. What is it about that era of
music that speaks to you? I find the recordings from that era sound so warm. You get a real sense of the emotion of the artist and musicians, which is how I wanted to capture the recordings of my songs on the EP ‘One Step Closer’. My voice seems to suit the melodies and expression of soul music too, which makes that style a pleasure to sing.
HM: Who are the icons of that era and this that influence you, Tina? Diana? Adele? Amy? Obviously I love all the artists
you’ve mentioned! Great choices! Others that have really influenced me and my love for music are Ray Charles, Etta James, Otis Redding, Michael Jackson, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Donny Hathaway and Carole King. The Civil Wars more recently, as well as Erykah Badu, D’Angelo and Beyonce….I could go on all day long :D
HM: And what about the fashion, are you all Mad Men style pleated skirts and cinched waists?
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