Norway & Midnight Moth Madness

Hey, we made it to beautiful Norway this past weekend, full of excitement and ready to play the Skånevik Blues Festival (what an incredible setting!)  but things didn’t quite go as planned…

Just three hours before we were due to hit the stage, I took a really nasty fall on some rocks. It was a heavy and painful blow, and unfortunatley had to be rushed to hospital by the amazing Norwegian emergency services 🚑

Grace stayed by my side at the hospital, and as you can imagine, we were both gutted not to be able to perform that night.
But thankfully, our incredible bandmates Adam Bowers, James Fox, and Matt Waller came to the rescue. They stepped up and played a killer blues set in our place.
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They absolutely smashed it, and we’re beyond lucky to have such talented, big-hearted musicians on our team. Massive love and respect to those legends. 🖤

Unfortunately, the accident also meant we had to miss Alfold Rock & Blues Festival on Sunday, which was again deeply disappointing, we hate letting anyone down.

I was blown away by the amazing Get Well Soon video sent by everyone at Alfold, it brought a tear to my eye, I’m  certainly feeling the love 🙏

 We’re now back in the UK (a few days later than planned) and I’m officially on the mend. And most importantly we’ll be back on stage this Friday for Bures Festival and we cannot wait! 🔥🎸

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us this weekend, and to both festivals for being so compassionate and understanding. It means the world.

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Midnight Moth Mania!

We’ve been absolutely blown away by the response to our Midnight Moth T-Shirts thank you so much to everyone who’s grabbed one! 

The design was inspired by the lyric “Like a Moth to a Flame” from our Addicted To You single, and the artwork comes straight from the our Limited-Edition Pop-up Vinyl. And is only available until the 31st of July, so don't miss out!

🔥 A little heads-up… we don’t have many pop up vinyl left. If you’ve got the t-shirt and you love vinyl, you’re going to love the pop-up vinyl with the Moth design. 

Thanks so much for supporting our music and our merch!

Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

Something I’ve Never Shared Before 🖤

I hope you’re having a good week so far!

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting as we begin thinking about writing our next record, drawing inspiration from everything we’ve been through since we recorded Addicted To You. And it’s made me realise that although we’ve often said this is our most personal album yet… we’ve never really explained why.

As a fully self-managed, self-releasing band, we handle all of our own promotion. But in focusing on getting the music out there, we’ve sometimes missed the chance to share why we made it. And that why is everything.

It’s also made us reflect on why we stay independent in the first place. It’s not the easy path, but it’s the right one for us, because it gives us the freedom to make music that matters to us. Not music that’s crafted just to be commercial or hooky, but songs that come from something real. Songs that come from experience, emotion, and meaning… like Just Let Them.

This past weekend was Father’s Day in the UK, and it brought up a lot for me. So I wanted to share the story behind that song, one we’ve never really spoken about before.

I rarely talk about my father publicly. As a child, my family unit was whole, he was present, and I never felt like I was missing out on anything. I’m truly grateful for that. But as I got older and began to find my own voice, I challenged some of his behaviour, and from that very first challenge, he cut me off completely for what has now been over 20 years. Over the years, I’ve reached out four or five times, hoping to reconnect. Each time, he’s made it very clear he doesn’t want to see me or have any sort of relationship.

I don’t share this from a place of lack. I’m incredibly grateful for the people I do have in my life. My mum has been more than I could ever have hoped for, and her presence more than made up for anything that might have been missing. I feel so lucky to have the marriage, family, and friendships I do. I truly believe the challenges we face, even the painful ones help shape us into who we’re meant to be.

But I do want to share with you how Just Let Them came out of all of this.

Foxy came in with a beautiful chord progression, and he and Ads worked together to shape the musical foundation of the song. While they were working on the music, the phrase “just let them” kept circling in my head. If someone pushes you away… just let them. You can’t control how people behave, but you can control how you respond. That idea became the emotional anchor for the song.

In the same way as with a few of our other ballads, like Golden, as soon as I heard the music, it was like the melody had already been written. Aaron and I then took that inspiration and went away to shape the lyrics together.

When I went into the studio to record the final vocals with Ads, it was the first time he’d heard the melody or lyrics. It was extremely emotional, and one reason I haven’t spoken about the song until now is because it’s always been so emotionally charged for me. I worried that if I explained the meaning, I might not be able to perform it live.

But something this process has taught me is that even though I’m someone who wears my heart on my sleeve, I also want to be able to carry that emotion in a way that allows me to fully express it, not be overwhelmed by it.

We know Just Let Them already means a lot to some of you. That’s the beautiful thing about music, you take your own meaning from it. But this time, I just wanted to share the root of where it came from.

As we’ve been working on the live album and video from Norwich and The Palladium, it’s reminded us how important it is to stay connected to the reason we do this. We’re here to share something real, and that’s what being independent allows us to do.

Thanks so much for listening, it means more than you know.

Love
Grace x

💥 We’re still trying to take it all in…

💥 We’re still trying to take it all in… Addicted To You has landed at #4 in the Official UK Album Charts. We’re completely blown away.

UK Official Charts
Albums Chart #4
Scottish Albums Chart #2
Americana Chart #1 
Jazz & Blues Albums Chart #1 

It’s exceeded all our expectations, and we’re feeling completely overwhelmed with gratitude.

When we saw we’d entered at #2 in the midweeks, it lit a fire under us. We knew we had to give it everything… and so did you. Your support, your belief, your orders, your downloads… you pushed this album every step of the way.

We couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve all achieved together. To break into the Top 5 as a completely independent band, no label, no management, is something we’ll never take for granted. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Co-writing this album with Ads (Adam Bowers) and Foxy (James Fox) has been nothing short of transformative. When we first found Ads and started working with him as our producer, it was like our entire career shifted gear. He’s not just a producer, he’s been instrumental in shaping our sound, our confidence, and our journey ever since. This album is no exception. Ads recorded, produced, engineered, and mixed Addicted To You, and his musicianship is all over it, from guitar and bass to keys and backing vocals.

Foxy’s creativity and musicality brought this album to life in ways we couldn’t have imagined. After Aces Are High, we felt like we’d hit a bit of a glass ceiling creatively, but working with Foxy and Ads on this album completely smashed through that. Foxy brought so much heart and inspiration to the process, and it’s been such a joy to work with him.

Together, the four of us wrote every track on this record (with a special shoutout to Tash Robertson, who co-wrote Never Change). It was a true collaboration, and we feel so lucky to have created this album with people we deeply respect and admire.

We’re also massively grateful to Mike Curtis, who mastered the album, Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) for the photography, Terry Crouch at One Big Idea for the design, and all the brilliant backing vocalists: Adam Bowers, James Fox, Dan Eden, Craig Garrod, and Yazmyn Hendrix.

And a huge thank you to Elles Bailey, who’s been a constant support, especially through this release week.

We’ve never been prouder of a record, and never more grateful to the people who helped us make it.

Thank you for being on this journey with us.
On to the next one!
Grace & Aaron x