Track-by-Track: priestess Reveals the Personal Inspiration Behind New EP ‘shopping for smiles’

Introduced by her supportive family to classic British bands like Queen and Depeche Mode as well as US pop superstars like Destiny’s Child and Britney Spears, music has always been in the blood of Philadelphia-born, London-based alt-pop artist priestess. Lessons in music and dance and auditions for X-Factor and The Voice pushed priestess further to the point that, by the age of 17, she had recorded and released 3 EPs. Now taking inspiration from the likes of Hayley Williams, Harry Styles and Yungblud, the alt-pop youngster has just released her edgy shopping for smiles EP, an intensely personal collection of songs inspired by not only dating, love and loss but also courage, strength and survival. Before delving into a track-by-track rundown of each of the five songs, priestess explained ho...

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