
23/03/2025
"An interview with the alternative folk artist REA ahead of her debut EP release ‘Garden Shed’
Brighton-based artist REA confides in quiet outdoor spaces when writing her alternative folk music. She blends sounds of flowing rivers, falling rain, and birdsong with stories written in the solitude of her Dad’s garden shed.
REA’s forthcoming debut project, ‘Garden Shed’, produced by Josh Harrison (The Cure, Royal Blood, Lovejoy), is an experimental venture rooted in nature. With songs recorded in a secluded woodland in the South Downs, the 4-track EP carries a raw, earthy nostalgia, reminiscent to indie folk projects of Bon Iver, Adrianne Lenker, and Hana Stretton.
I had the pleasure to speak with the Brighton-based artist about the making of her debut EP, her music influences, as well as her identity as an artist and finding her true sound..."
Words by Nat Kossyvaki
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