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London’s brightest up and coming singer-songwriter Connie Campsie has today released her glittering debut EP ‘I’m Still Talking To Myself’ – listen here. A collection of four introspective tracks, focussing on deft songwriting and beautiful melodies, it evidences by the bucket load why Connie Campsie is one of the capital’s most impressive emerging singer-songwriters.Elaborating on the EP and it’s title the musician explains, “I’ve called the EP ‘I’m Still Talking To Myself’ because I want to poke fun at my naval-gazing tendencies. I could blame my Capricorn stellium in my 1st house or I could just admit I like talking about myself. The EP spans moments of self romance and the joy of being alone (‘It’s My Birthday’) to my exhaustions with anxiety (‘Uneasy’). I think whichever way you cut it, I’m pretty sensitive and this is me trying to accept it, or at least get something out of it.”Crafting emotive, understated songs that speak directly to your soul, Campsie has fast proved herself as a fascinating songwriter. The new release also features woozy acoustic number ‘I Wish I Never Met You’. Detailing that song Connie says, “This was one of those glorious songs that write themselves, the ones that appear in front of you in 20 minutes like a gift. I remember sitting on the edge of my bed curled over my guitar practically whispering the song into a voice note so my housemates couldn’t hear me.”“This song is about the fallout of a break up, but it’s also weirdly about fate. I don’t know if I’m just solipsistic, but I feel like I was destined to meet that person and destined to have them fuck me up. That’s what I’m saying when I say ‘I guess I had to’ meet them, like it was always going to happen, it was always going to be him. It’s also about finding yourself again after a huge life change. I had this obsession with getting back to who I was before I met them and before everything went wrong. I’ve written countless songs about this old me being lost, this is one of the first songs where I reference feeling myself come back again.”
Over the past 12 months, London-based singer-songwriter Connie Campsie’s newest musical project has been slowly bubbling under the surface. With the release of previous singles ‘You’re The Problem’ and ‘Watching From The Beach’ she has built up an impressive listenership and plenty of live appearances in the capital followed, captivating crowds with each and every set. This EP, the product of some very fruitful studio sessions with friend and collaborator Oscar Lang, marks a significant milestone in her blossoming career.
Never one to shy away from truth-telling, Connie reveals her songwriting acumen with incredibly intimate and often self-deprecating lyrics. Combine these with beautiful melodies and a large pinch of dry wit and you have the core of Connie Campsie.
‘I’m Still Talking To Myself’, featuring ‘I Wish I Never Met You’ is available to stream now.
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
