Lauren Spencer Smith on her 'unexpected' debut album, Christmas record and wanting a Camila Cabello collab
08.06.2022 - 19:37
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Earlier this year we introduced you to rising star Lauren Spencer-Smith, as her viral single Finger's Crossed began transcending TikTok and impacting the masses. Since then, the track's amassed over 37 million streams in the UK alone; with follow-up Flowers proving hugely successful, too.
As Lauren prepares to play her headline show at London's Lafayette next week, we catch up with the 18-year-old British-born Canadian (she was born in Portsmouth, fact fans) to talk her 'unexpected' debut album, how a Christmas record is on the cards and her dreams of collaborating with Camila Cabello.
I feel like I never get a break. I work every day, but it’s so fun. When I have a day off now, I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m so used to always being busy, I love being busy. I think ‘I need to be working, writing, doing anything.’
There’s a little part of me that gets stressed. It was a little scary, but at the same time I wrote Fingers Crossed so I know what I’m capable of and know the songs that people like. But it’s crazy, my fanbase in the UK is huge and I love that.
We have an album coming out this year. 14 songs, lots of music. At least half of the album is mid-to-up-tempo, surprisingly.
We’re definitely having a Tate McRae She’s All I Wanna Be moment. We’re having an Olivia Rodrigo good 4 u moment. Those moments are a little unexpected for people. We’ll still have that sadder Flowers and Fingers Crossed energy, but we’ve incorporated the fun, upbeat ‘I’m angry’ and ‘I’m in love,’ moments. Then the slow, depressing songs that we’re all going to cry to. Oh, and I've been writing a Christmas album.
With my Christmas album, the concepts are going to be very sad. I grew up with divorced parents, and every time the middle of