There's an incredible sense of drama in Natalie Bouloudis' work.
The songwriter has an innate grasp of the theatrical, and can marry it with something rather more personal.
New EP 'Dead Sea Scripts' is incoming, with Natalie able to share lead cut 'Firebird' through Clash.
The folk textures are matched to biting guitars, a disparate fusion of sounds that reflects the tumultuous lyrics.
Natalie explains: "I wanted to capture a strong empowering feeling in this song, the protagonist is a femme fatale character. I wanted it to sound like a 60’s girl group jamming with a 90’s grunge band."
"Essentially ‘Firebird’ is about taking charge of your destiny, walking through the fire and coming out the other side just as the mythical firebird or phoenix is the embodiments of obtaining a new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor this song is about emerging out of darker times stronger than ever and looking forward all the way."
Tune in now.
Catch Natalie Bouloudis at Paper Dress, London on May 10th.