Nieve Ella at Reading 2023: "I want to get into the studio as soon as these shows are done because I’m so inspired right now"
Nieve explains how Reading Festival changed her life, new music and inspiring others.
Earlier this year, Nieve Ella followed up her debut ‘Young And Naive’ EP with rocking new single ‘Big House’ ahead of a busy festival season. “It feels so confident,” she told us at the time before admitting she was a fake it until you make it kinda person.
Four months and a whole bunch of festivals later, Nieve explains how Reading Festival changed her life, new music and inspiring others.
Hey Nieve. Your set was brilliant. Does it feel like much has changed for you since you started this festival run?
A lot has changed. I feel like my confidence has changed, and the amount of people that listen to the music has changed as well. There's more people now and it's just so wonderful. I've learned so much as well. My body just feels free when I’m onstage now. I’m so glad I got to play these shows because it helped me gain so much confidence and it feels like people are here for the music and we’re all a part of this community.
Since Young And Naive, you’ve been writing songs for the big, cathartic festival moments that we saw today at Reading. How was today for you?
Being able to do that in front of that many people is everything I ever wanted. When I sit in the studio, I write songs imagining playing them at a festival, and today was exactly how I wanted it to feel.
Alongside your direct lyrics, you start each set by hosting a dance party to Shania Twain’s ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’. Why?
I want people to feel like they’re just listening to music in their own room, having fun and dancing throughout my set. It inspires a sense of freedom. It’s so much fun watching the front row all dancing, but it makes me wish they were all onstage with me.
You mentioned you’re more confident. Has that influenced the new EP ‘Lifetime Of Wanting’?
Definitely. The new single ‘Your Room’ has that confidence but is also angsty and fun. I wanted that feeling across the record and I can’t wait to play it live. It’s louder than what’s come before, and there’s a lot more guitars. The last song is very, very sad, though.
Four months and a whole bunch of festivals later, Nieve explains how Reading Festival changed her life, new music and inspiring others.
Hey Nieve. Your set was brilliant. Does it feel like much has changed for you since you started this festival run?
A lot has changed. I feel like my confidence has changed, and the amount of people that listen to the music has changed as well. There's more people now and it's just so wonderful. I've learned so much as well. My body just feels free when I’m onstage now. I’m so glad I got to play these shows because it helped me gain so much confidence and it feels like people are here for the music and we’re all a part of this community.
Since Young And Naive, you’ve been writing songs for the big, cathartic festival moments that we saw today at Reading. How was today for you?
Being able to do that in front of that many people is everything I ever wanted. When I sit in the studio, I write songs imagining playing them at a festival, and today was exactly how I wanted it to feel.
Alongside your direct lyrics, you start each set by hosting a dance party to Shania Twain’s ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’. Why?
I want people to feel like they’re just listening to music in their own room, having fun and dancing throughout my set. It inspires a sense of freedom. It’s so much fun watching the front row all dancing, but it makes me wish they were all onstage with me.
You mentioned you’re more confident. Has that influenced the new EP ‘Lifetime Of Wanting’?
Definitely. The new single ‘Your Room’ has that confidence but is also angsty and fun. I wanted that feeling across the record and I can’t wait to play it live. It’s louder than what’s come before, and there’s a lot more guitars. The last song is very, very sad, though.
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