Nerina Pallot will release her sultry, up-beat single 'Turn Me On Again' on 22nd August.
Ahead of this release, the singer answered our questions about touring, being a mother, songwriting and the future.
-How has the reaction been for Year of the Wolf?
So far, so good. I wouldn't be upset if a few million people woke up tomorrow and decided they had to own it, mind.
-How does the album compare to your earlier work?
I think it's more coherent - I made the album in one go from start to finish which is something I hadn't done previously.
-Apparently 'Put Your Hands Up' was considered for Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite. What happened with that?
I wrote it around the time of working on Aphrodite, but it must have been something in the water because at the same time she was recording another, different PYHU. Spoooooky.
-Are you glad you used it yourself now?
Oh yes. I still wish I'd been able to represent the UK at Eurovision with it. Never mind.
-Is there a different mentality writing songs for other artists?
I'm sure there is. I mean, I know a lot of people on the writing 'circuit' and a lot of them seem nice, but rather enamoured of the kind of Mercedes they will be buying with the song they're currently writing.
I wish I had that ability, to you know, just switch the writing on and off like that but I'm a bit emotional about songwriting and tend to write when the mood takes me and not to order.
So for me there is no difference between a song I write for myself or for someone else. It has to come from an emotional core as far as I'm concerned.
-Are you excited for your tour in October?
Yes, definitely, touring is my favourite musical thing to do. I love it, being on stage, whether to ten people or ten thousand people - it doesn't matter, the connection, the buzz, it's all the same to me.
-What can fans expect from the tour?
I'm out on the road with my band this time so hopefully it will rock out a bit more than me on my own.
-What are you doing in the meantime?
Promotional duties - press interviews, radio interviews, gigs at festivals.
-Who are your influences?
Musically, I guess my biggest influences are Carole King, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Kate Bush and Elton John. With some Kylie, Madonna and ABBA thrown in for good measure.
-Has becoming a mother affected your approach to the music industry?
Not really my approach to the industry - but music is no longer the most important thing in my life, my son and husband come first now.
As a result the industry seems quite far away for me, which is really nice. I just do what I do, and get along nicely.
-Is it hard keeping a private life separate from what you put into the public eye?
Oh no. I'm not remotely famous or someone likely to get papped or anything like that so I don't even think about stuff like that.
On the odd occasion when someone approaches me based on my music, I always think they're about to ask me directions or if I know where the toilets are.
-What do you have planned for the rest of the year?
I'm gigging pretty much until the end of the year all over the place, hopefully I'll get some time in the studio; but all of this has to be balanced with looking after my little boy who is coming up for a year old.
I'm fortunate in that I can be flexible with my work, so I only have childcare part time and the rest of the time I look after my son.
I would stop with the music otherwise, I don't want to miss out on the most precious person in my world growing up.
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