It was the first year I lived in Manchester, and I stayed here for work during the festive season. I had written plenty of songs before, but the two songs flowed out of me over this time.

I wrote “ground zero” just before Christmas Day. It’s a song about society, and the mundane aspects of it; the day-to-day, the routine, the usual stuff that comes up. Often when you try and live your life in a way that isn’t so mundane, more spontaneous, it can be a lot of hassle and it’s much easier to not have to deal with it. The life of a creative can be chaotic and messy and too much sometimes!

For the other single, I remember writing it on Boxing Day. I’d just spent the past few days on my own and it came out so smoothly. The title is the same as a Sleater-Kinney song, who I’d been listening to a lot at the time; it’s a contrast to the former track, wanting something more and yearning for chaos. Creativity and chaos often go hand-in-hand. I really think it’s a big part of it all - it’s all about getting older, and wanting the fast pace of a younger life.