Balance

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It is very Irish – there’s the Irish pipe, an instrument that’s more than 100 years old, and a cello that’s also more than 100 years old on the recordings.

It makes me laugh, because truly – you just hold ont something if you feel like that’s what you’re supposed to do, and you fucking do it. If you saw a fellow human being suffering like that in any other context, you’d say – fucking hell, that person needs help.Described as being a personal reflection of her life to this point, the record will be released Friday, April 28th 2023, with Process set to follow later that summer. The heartfelt ‘Everything Changes’ for example sees Lucy look back on the past decade, while ‘Bodies’ reflects upon her journey of working through image issues and learning how to build a healthy relationship with her body.

It couldn’t have been my first time, but I remember being young, being gay, and being surrounded by rainbow flags and loads of other gay people and thinking this is my place, all whilst listening to that album on repeat. Lucy’s talent and work ethic is incredible and I’m so proud of her and I hope and believe this song is going to make a huge impact. Closing the record in the present day, the double hit of Manchester and Cost Of Living offer a glimpse at Lucy’s life now; the first is a love letter to her adopted home city, with allusions to Oasis and talk of the //‘wild North West’// in an ode to community and inclusivity, while the closing number nods to the post-Brexit British economy while ticking through the shared experience of being human in the 21st century. She’s been steadily creating, which is something that the industry at large almost seems a little too eager to forget. But in opening the LP, Lucy goes right back to the beginning with a throwback reference to Last Night (Beer Fear) – the song that made her a household name after she performed it on ‘The X Factor’ stage in 2012.

The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions. Everything I’ve done since and all the music I release is an observation of how I am now and my life in that moment. Written after a session with her therapist, ‘ Balance’ tells the story of Lucy taking the time to consider what she wanted from life and most importantly, finding her own balance. Balance muses on the stability she’s seeking with the heartfelt and almost child-like plea: ‘But I might need a hand and if you could be that I might need some help to find my Balance. It makes me laugh that only now, when I had a top five album with my last album as well, there’s been quite a lot of attention and people ask about longevity and how to stay in the industry.

Because there’s one thing Spraggan is really outspoken about, and it’s the appalling way in which the music industry tends to deal with (mental) health issues. Interesting about this album is that Spraggan also included songs that are less about creating a safe space, and more about exposing injustices that she’s witnessed. These recent songs kind of have this messaging of being a lot more at peace with myself and identifying things about myself that I didn’t really know before. It’s one of Spraggan’s own favorites because she feels it really adds to the ongoing dialogue of body positivity – or even body neutrality. Underdog’ isn’t the only track on the album that refers to Lucy’s career and the uplifting ‘Empire’ documents her journey as a musician, touring different places and building a connection with her fans that most musicians can only dream of.

Last month she publicised the release of her book Process: Finding My Way Through, which we are currently reading, by waiving her anonymity and revealing she withdrew from The X Factor in 2012 because she had been raped. Lucy has reunited with music industry supremo Simon Cowell who has signed her to his Syco Publishing and is an instrumental part in the album. When I ask her if that also means people feel safe or take the liberty to confide in her, she tells me she’s been used to that since forever. If you could stand back / I used to say that / I thought I needed space to find my balance / But I might need a hand, and if you could be that / I might need some help to find my balance. In a way, the process of writing “Process” has also rekindled the joy of songwriting, as well as an appreciation of her own history.

Spraggan certainly doesn’t spare herself or her flaws, and chooses instead to showcase how she’s grown to either work on them or embrace them. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. II), the accompanying song sees her //’letting go’// of the past and stepping into a more positive future. I just think that Van Gogh would not have made the quality of work that he did, if he had had to worry about which gallery his paintings would be in in 200 years,” she gestures.Who doesn’t remember Lucy Spraggan, the jolly local lass that was the odd one out on The X Factor in 2012? I had just come to the end of another relationship that didn’t work out and we were talking about what it was that I was looking for in life.