EFE talks to Irish Charts about her brand-new EP Vitamin-C: "There have been so many shocking moments...but the music makes it worthwhile"
03.08.2022 - 11:21
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EFÉ is the moniker of 21 year old Dubliner Anita Ikhar, a brilliantly off-kilter pop artist who we here at Irish Charts have become massive fans of.
You may remember us recommending the fantastic, barmy visuals for the song Kiwi (featuring a bear) earlier this year, and now the larger project EFÉ has been teasing for a while has finally arrived.
Second EP Vitamin-C is a step-up and a step out for EFÉ, taking everything she learnt from her first EP What Should We Do This Summer? and imbuing her music with a new sense of clarity, confidence and, yes, plenty of kookiness.
With Vitamin-C released today, we caught up with EFÉ about her journey so far.
I think I firstly wanted to feel like I made a better EP than my last and honestly … I feel like I did. Soundwise, it's a huge step up and one that I'm proud of. I wanted to prove to myself that I could create a really good music video, which I feel is the video for Lime. I'm still extremely proud of it!
It had been crazy! We always hear the rap songs about not trusting people and everyone is like out to get you and it’s partially true...
I was so surprised, there have been many [shocking] moments. I think making music is definitely something that has really made it worthwhile. All the bad experience just give you something to write about. And itmakes my life seem a little more dramatic.
I think especially Lucy Blue for sure. Her lyricism is amazing and her visual aspects and ideas are so so so soooooo cool.
Thank you! Coolest compliment ever. I actually think there'll definitely be a continuation of the bear, but in live shows. I don’t know if I should say this or leave it up to the viewer but I guess the idea is that the visual aspect of this EP has made its way to my