In an alcove outside The Hackney Social, Jaydonclover<\/strong> addresses her latest release happier, but still sad<\/a><\/em>. The West Midlands singer\/songwriter has left home for new chances and challenges in London, with this double single speaking candidly on the struggles she faced through that transition, particularly \u201cas a Black woman from Birmingham\u201d.<\/p>\n Both produced by dylantheinfamous<\/a>, \u2018Housenohome (Ft. Black Josh)<\/a>\u2018 and \u2018LADYBIRD<\/a>\u2018 are the vocalist\u2019s first official tunes on Blah Records<\/strong>. Jaydon had joined Dylan Gray <\/strong>on stage for his YUNGMORPHEUS<\/strong> support slot and was then interrupted by the Brummie beatmaker throughout her interview. Amidst tunes and tangents, we talked personal growth and the difficulties of treating songs like diary entries. <\/p>\n This is an \u201cunapologetically drunk\u201d Jaydonclover singing and speaking from the heart.<\/p>\n J<\/strong>: \u201cDrink a Magnum. Remind myself who the fuck I am and just remember to be comfortable. I think that\u2019s the most important thing anyway. When I step out my house, like bro, I\u2019m here, I\u2019m supposed to be here. Be confident, be comfortable, con-fi-dent in the fact that I\u2019m here and I\u2019m supposed to be here and I\u2019m supposed to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n [Dylan Gray<\/strong> makes a dramatic entrance]<\/p>\n D<\/strong>: \u201cWait, we should get some Jaws<\/em> theme music or something right there [laughs]. Dylan Gray is in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n J<\/strong>: \u201cMhhhmm! Ok so\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n D<\/strong>: \u201cIt\u2019s been beautiful man, it\u2019s been beautiful.\u2019<\/p>\n J<\/strong>: \u201cNo, this is my interview so imma need you to just not [laughs]. So, the show, that was beautiful. I think the main thing that I\u2019m so appreciative about the show was the fact that my homies, (the real ones who\u2019ve fucked with me since this whole shit started), they came to London. It was them driving down and just being here, being present, performing, helping me as they always do, and then coming back to mine to celebrate my birthday. And yeah, just enjoying each other\u2019s company. I\u2019ve missed them so much and it was just the time for us to kind of re-connect and get back together again especially after lockdown, and me moving. I moved at such a weird time that we couldn\u2019t actually do drinks or anything. I literally just went.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut, I think the show was very beautiful and the audience were very respectful. It was clear that they were there to see me, which was mad though. I\u2019m very appreciative of them being there. It was beautiful and it takes me a while to process shit so I still haven\u2019t processed it but I know that it was a very beautiful night and I was respected and the love was there and the support was there.\u201d<\/p>\n J<\/strong>: \u201cShout-out Dylan Gray. Shout-out Franklin Armstrong<\/a>. Shout-out Lauren Arch<\/a> \u2013 Lauren did the flyer. Shout-out Sammy B-Side<\/a>. Shout out MaZz<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI deserve to be treated better\u2026 I\u2019m just tryna translate that into music\u201d<\/h4>\n
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\nYou\u2019ve just been on stage with Dylan Gray, do you have any pre-performance rituals or things you do without fail?<\/h5>\n
Last time at The Hackney Social was your Blah Records arrival show. How did that gig feel?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Curated by you, who supported on stage?<\/h5>\n