"We've had our first few rock star days, so we're definitely still recovering," says Orla. "But we've sat on this music for like, over a year?" dodie adds, "and we've been planning since then, but I think all the real-world stuff is very new." They've been living in each other's pockets for a while now, with the aforementioned trio sharing a flat and Orla in one just around the corner; she's happy to waltz in whenever she likes. "We're actually conjoined now that we're contractually obliged to hang out with each other," she says.

The idea for Fizz came around a couple of years ago when Martin found himself feeling deflated about life and how it was affecting his music. An off-the-cuff remark about starting a band to have fun again developed into an actual project when they spent a week at Middle Farm Studios in Devon recording whatever they felt like.

"I definitely felt like I was getting super grown up and starting to think about, like, saving money, long-term career prospects, getting a house, security - all the really unsexy stuff," Martin explains. "I think all of that filtered its way into my day-to-day with music, and I started compromising on all fronts and just working on loads of things that I wasn't particularly passionate about. I sort of jokingly said to [Greta and dodie] one night, oh, shall we start a band and just have fun again?"

He continues, "We ended up doing the album with Pete Miles at Middle Farm, who's this, like, wizard producer; he's amazing and does literally look a bit like Gandalf, and he's worked with all of us in different capacities. He was like, why don't we have a week, and you guys can all come up and play, and we'll just capture it, and it'll be amazing. And then we did it, and it was the best week of all time."

The result is 'The Secret to Life', an album that's equal parts psychedelic and ramshackle, merging perfectly nonsensical lyrics with twenty-something existentialism, it ponders our purpose while ultimately declaring there isn't one, and we'd all be a bit better off if we gave in to our inner child. Screaming as therapy is welcome here, as is having a tab of acid by the seaside and turning your brain off for a bit. Overthinking is out, and fun is absolutely in.

"Going down to Middle Farm, it was like our experience as people and as friends was enough," says Greta. "We didn't have to pigeonhole it into anything; it was just like…" "This is what it is," Martin finishes off.

Letting go of control has been both a crucial aspect of creating this album and essential for each of the group's personal development. With all four of them feeling like they were taking their solo projects too seriously, going back to basics and altering the intentions behind creating music, almost reverting to just doing it as a hobby, completely changed their outlook. Orla mentions she'd have been happy if it never left their laptops, but there's something to be said for 'The Secret To Life' being as necessary of a release as anything they did take seriously.

Recording this album also gave the four a chance to push themselves both artistically and as friends.

Just because the album was made with fun in mind doesn't mean it's devoid of sincerity, either. Rather than it being rooted in pure childlike ambition, it's grounded in its lived experience of being made by adults finally letting their emotions free.

"Yeah, coming out through this filter of flawed adults trying to conjure up joy," Greta finishes.

It's not only the album creation that honours the members' inner child; it's the styling, which feels like they're playing dress up (Greta even has to take her shoes off to walk across the pebbly beach), the illustrated logo, the fact that they picked a band name based on the idea it didn't sound like a band name, the promo for the secret gig being a Fizz-sleeved packet of popping candy.

All of that contributes to the sonic world the album exists in, which pulls from zany 60s and 70s influences – not niche ones either, we mean the big names – Elton John at his campest, The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers era, they even have a bash at their own 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with 'Grand Finale'.

"I also wonder if because we're reverting to our first love of music like we're referencing all of the music we heard in our childhood that our parents showed us, maybe that's where our core comes from?" dodie asks herself.

Balancing out the record's childlike wonder is its subject matter, best exemplified in their first release, 'High in Brighton', which also happens to be the first song they wrote.

dodie plays a voice note of the initial recording they'd made before heading to the studio, a high-pitched rendition of the chorus melody.

Of course, we have to fact-check if they've been high in Brighton before, which prompts an enthusiastic yes, and a recommendation to try it if you've never done it before.

As Greta says, this is just the beginning of an exciting new journey for Fizz, one that officially begins with the release of 'High in Brighton' and their first full band show at Hoxton Hall in June, followed by the festival circuit and a proper tour later down the line with the album release.

But there's just one more thing: what is the secret to life? "Well, that's what we're trying to find out!" says Greta. "If you could ask your readers what they think the secret to life is, that would be amazing." "We are really wanting to collect as many answers as possible," says Orla. Dear Reader, the floor is yours. ■

Fizz wear: Dodie: Dress: Rabbit Baby Sweater: Rosie Evans Hat: Rosie Evans Orla: Suit: Westwood Vest: Westwood Bow: Lauren Perrin Socks: Be Nina Martin: Top and shorts: Bertie Wells Vest: Ralph Lauren Hat: JW Anderson

Greta: Body: Rabbit Baby Corset and skirt: Rosie Evans Tights and gloves: Lauren Perrin Hair clips: Jewel Chather Earrings: Xhen Xhen