Was a real pleasure talking to Shobhita, Megan, Andrew, @MTImmonsMusic and @DonnaMaciocia about @WCEnsemble for @theskinnymag. If you haven't managed to grab a magazine yet, you can now read online.

Ensemble is such an important project - music rules! https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/yours-forever-ensemble-on-no-place-like-it

The three young project participants I spoke to - Shobhita, Megan and Andrew - spoke more intelligently about the emotional and social power of music than most professionals. Chatting with them was heartwarming and inspiring and made me remember how wonderful music can be.

There was way too much for the article. We chatted about their songwriting inspirations and listening faves which was really fun! Shobhita spoke of her love for classical music and trying to approach her music in the same vein as Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan...

...whereas Megan was more drawn to the honesty of an artist like Lucy Spraggan, and Andrew said he loved punk, especially the lyric in Rancid's Radio: "When I got the music, I got a place to go"

Anyway, engage with the project, listen to the new Ensemble song today, and get the album when it's released soon! https://twitter.com/WCEnsemble/status/1385509269819232256