Lande Hekt - House Without A View (2022)

The title track of 'House Without a View' deals with childhood trauma and how events of our formative years 'affect us so much into our adult lives and are intrinsic to our personalities and the way we cope (or don't) with life and relationships', says Lande. Although there's darkness and sadness within the record, there's also some shining beacons of positivity and a light-hearted side, albeit with a side of frustration. 'Lola' was written about Lande's cat shortly after she came to live with her and her girlfriend. 'She's the first pet I've ever had and I wasn't quite ready for how hard it would be to not be able to verbally communicate with her. I worried constantly that she was depressed because all she did was sleep, but my girlfriend assured me that that was regular cat behaviour'.