VOCAL GIRLS PODCAST X THE GREAT ESCAPE: LOLA YOUNG

The VOCAL GIRLS podcast is a series where music journalist and VOCAL GIRLS Founder, Megan Graye, chats to artists about their past, present and future, and the music that intertwines these experiences. This is a series collaboration with The Great Escape Festival, so for this series Megan will be interviewing four key artists from their line-up. This week, Megan’s speaking to singer-songwriter, Lola Young.

Known for her huge voice and relatable lyrics, Lola has had an incredible few years. She’s been signed to Island Records, been nominated for a Brit, named in the BBC sound of 2022 poll and also performed on the Graham Norton show and the Late Late Show with James Cordon. Writing songs from the age of 11, the now 21 year old has a big future ahead of her with the managers of both Adele and the late icon, Amy Winehouse backing her.

Megan and Lola spoke over Zoom and chatted about her cutting her teeth doing shows to an empty room, the importance of having a strong sense of self and how her songs have helped her process what she was going through when she wrote them.

This podcast is produced, edited and presented by Megan Graye. Music for the podcast was composed and recorded by Jessica Edwards ad the graphics are by Alayna Hunte. They are both members of the VOCAL GIRLS team.

This podcast series was created in collaboration with the Great Escape Festival - the festival for new music. The Great Escape is a three-day music festival in Brighton which kicks off this year’s UK festival season. It is renowned for highlighting emerging artists and for showcasing new music and this year is no exception with over 450 incredible up and coming artists from all over the world on the lineup! The Great Escape will be running from the 11th-14th May 2022 across 35 venues, all within walking distance of one another.