Having already established herself with a wealth of riveting releases these last few months, London-based artist Carrie Baxter is back once again to deliver her breezy new single 'In The Morning'.
Lifted from her newly-released EP 'Keep Swimming', which is available to stream now, 'In The Morning' makes for an incredibly warm and dreamy listen. With her shimmering vocals spread across a soul-infused production from start to finish, she is certainly looking to sweep us off our feet with this one.
So with the new single available to stream now, we sat down with her to find out more about her origins and what has been inspiring her most over the years.
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What was the first instrument you fell in love with?
The piano for sure. It still is my favourite instrument. My uncle was an incredible pianist so I grew up learning from someone who was incredibly passionate about piano.
What kind of music did you love when you were younger?
My mum has great taste in music so I grew up listening to a lot of really great singers being played at home but when I got to my teenage years I found hiphop which really impacted my life.
What was the first album you remember owning?
Kanye West - The College Dropout , got it for Christmas that year.
What is the one song you wished you could have written yourself?
Ohhh great question I would have to say Kings of Tomorrow & Julie Mcknight - Finally.
Do you have any habits or rituals you go through when trying to write new music?
No, every time is different for me. I have to be in an energetically good place to write so for me it's making sure my life is balanced and not too busy if I know Ive got writing time blocked off. When it comes to actually crafting the song again it changes each time, sometime lyrics first sometimes melody. I usually have a rough idea of what I want to write about and how I think that sounds before I start but other times It all just comes at once and I try to roll with it.
Who are your favourite artists you have found yourself listening to at the moment?
To be honest I am one of those people who listens to the same artists over and over again. Heavy rotation of Cleo Sol, Maverick Sabre, Kendrick, Sampha. Im also listening to a lot D&B and dance music recently. Love MPH’s new album.
If you could open a show for anyone in the world, who would it be?
Hmmm maybe Snoh Aalegra or Little Simz.
What do you find is the most rewarding part about being a musician?
I think I find building a song quiet rewarding, when you get a good idea or working with someone who’s on the same wavelength and you start to watch the idea come from your head into reality, I love finding my way through the initial idea into a finished piece. I also find playing live very rewarding, connecting people through music, is for me, a very powerful act.
And what is the most frustrating part?
Probably the industry demands. Writing great music, releasing constantly, social media marketing constantly and working a job on top of it all gets tough over a long period of time.
And what is the best piece of advice you have received as a musician?
A lot of advice and learnings over the years. I think when I first started one of my mentors told me to learn the business side of the industry but let it consume you - that helped me to be more educated going into meetings and making decisions for my work when others were involved in the process and I guess just staying the path, keep going and keep pouring into yourself and your work.
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Carrie Baxter's new single 'In The Morning' is available to stream now. Check it out in the player below.