Gotts Street Park - Volume Two (2020) Hi Res

Volume Two lands in late October, via the Blue Flowers label. It features an impressive raft of vocalists - all female - from established names to fresh talent. This time, musically, the overall tone is lighter; less gritty, more optimistic. "It's definitely not as gloomy," says Josh. "Still though, there is this kind of dark, mysterious thing that we do a lot that works," he continues. "Like the song we've done with Grand Pax, for example - it's got that kind of witchy darkness to it. I think if you do a really straight male soul voice, it can be a bit cheesy and sound like you've heard it a million times before." Take the canyon-deep groove of 'Everything', recorded with Rosie Lowe during lockdown. " It has some Minnie Riperton vibes; I really like," notes Josh. And group-favourite 'Change My Ways', the heartbreakingly fragile final track on the EP, featuring Pip Millet. "She just smashed it. We just love her vibe and style anyway. She just sounds effortless - it was a magical kind of thing that happened." Elsewhere there are stellar contributions from Grand Pax ('Sugar'), Zilo ('Bad') and Flikka ('Favourite Kind Of Girl'), continuing GSP's tradition of working with artists long before they're household names. Each time they keep their collaborative approach simple and organic: "We start off letting them have a blast of it, have a go of doing what they want to do. We don't try to tread on anyone's creativity in that initial instinctive stage," says Tom. Josh picks up: "After that, just guide them when needs be."