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Lucy Blue had a prolific 2021. Releasing her debut EP Fishbowl to critical acclaim, she turned i-D and The Sunday Times in particular into early fans of her delicate song-writing and has spent the summer performing at major festivals across the UK including Latitude, Reading and Leeds.
First Man On The Moon proves Lucy's song-writing pedigree even further. The latest track release from a batch that's going to cement her as one to watch for 2022.
"First Man On The Moon was one of the first songs I wrote after coming to London", says Lucy. "Everything felt so new and this song just feels like one stream of consciousness from start to finish. I was thinking that I should have felt homesick but I didn't. For as long as I can remember, I was ready to leave home and see what was out there. I thought coming to London would make me feel more understood and less like an outcast but in ways it made me feel more alone. This song is me trying to understand that. I've always been obsessed with space too. The thought of being the first man on the moon felt like the loneliest way to describe this feeling. There are times when I was sure I felt as lonely as he must have felt. There's nowhere as lonely as the moon when you think about it."
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