Focus: Debut Album Seven
Editorial
By Glitch & Gold
March 2026
1. The Sentence
If Seven defines your debut chapter as an album artist, what does it say about who you are right now?
“A lot of the songs were written during a time where things I thought were stable, relationships, beliefs, even my sense of identity, were shifting.
The album holds that process of questioning and rebuilding.
Right now I’m someone who’s not afraid to look at the complicated parts of life. Faith. Love. Power. Vulnerability.
It’s less about having the answers and more about being willing to sit inside the questions.”
2. The Title
Why Seven? Is it spiritual, symbolic, chronological, or does it reflect something more personal?
“Seven is often associated with completion, the closing of one cycle and the beginning of another.
It is also connected to introspection, reflection and a deeper kind of understanding. Those ideas felt very aligned with the spirit of the record and the narrative running through the lyrics.
It’s also why I chose a deep navy as the central theme for the artwork and the album rollout.”
3. The Album Statement
A debut album feels different from singles or smaller projects. When did Seven stop being a collection of songs and start feeling like a body of work?
“Probably around track six.
By that point we were well past the halfway mark and I realised I still had more to say.
The writing process didn’t feel finished. It felt like something that needed to keep unfolding.
That was the moment it became clear we were moving toward my first full body of work rather than just a collection of songs.”
4. The Honesty
Your writing carries weight. Guilt. Desire. Self confrontation. Where does that level of emotional honesty come from?
“I think it comes from a willingness to sit with uncomfortable emotions rather than avoid them.
Writing has always been a way for me to process things I don’t fully understand yet.”
5. The Influence
There is a strong neo soul sensibility in your sound. Were artists like Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott or D’Angelo part of your foundation?
“They came to me a little later, around the time I moved to London.
My late teens and early twenties were when I really began discovering that world of music through the people I was meeting and the spaces I was spending time in.”
6. Neo Soul vs Mainstream
Neo soul is a more conscious lane than mainstream R&B. Was committing to that direction a deliberate artistic choice?
“It wasn’t really a calculated decision.
I’ve always been drawn to music that has depth and feeling in it.
The intention was never to follow a particular lane for the sake of it. It was about making music that felt honest to me.
If that means the growth is a little slower but the connection is deeper, I’m comfortable with that.”
7. The British Context
The UK has a rich neo soul lineage. Do you feel connected to that tradition?
“I definitely feel connected to that tradition, but I’m also coming at it from a slightly different place as an Irish artist.
Living in London exposed me to a lot of that UK neo soul culture and community, which definitely shaped me.
At the same time, my own background naturally brings a slightly different perspective to the sound.”
8. The Production Choice
Seven feels spacious. Nothing is overbuilt. How intentional was that restraint in shaping the emotional impact of the album?
It was very intentional.
"When a song is carrying a lot emotionally, it doesn’t need to be overbuilt.
Leaving space in the production allows the lyrics to breathe.
And reflection only happens when there’s space.”
9. The Risk
Which song on the album felt the most vulnerable to release?
“Definitely ‘I’m Sorry’ into ‘Magic Wand’.
That transition carries a lot of emotional weight for me.
It was difficult to write and equally exposing to release.
But moments like that felt important to include, because they reflect the real emotional landscape of the album.”
10. For The Record
If Seven marks your official arrival as an album artist, what chapter are we stepping into?
“Seven feels like the closing of one cycle and the beginning of another.
The next chapter is about expanding that world.
Performing the music live and allowing the storytelling to evolve even further.”