Alt-Pop singer songwriter Dee Fitz has released her new single, Sleep Tight, with her EP Loose Ends to follow. We asked her the BIG questions . . .
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Galway-born, Dublin-based Dee finds herself gravitating towards the acoustic guitar as her instrument of choice.
"There's something about the ease of it, picking it up, putting it down and coming back to it when you are ready, which makes the songwriting process really enjoyable," she says.
"The chords and the melody always come to me first, then the words will follow. It always seems to be that way for me. I let the tone decide what I’m going to write about.
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"I have learned that some days, words and melodies flow easily without thought, other days it’s more of a struggle, and some days, nothing at all shows up.
"But, that moment when a good idea does come is pure bliss. Sitting with it, allowing it to move and to flow, trying not to control it and observing all of the endless places that it could go.
"It’s a nice feeling to be proud of something you have thought into existence and it’s a really nice feeling to know that others are connecting with it too."
"These songs were written in solidarity so I’m looking forward to performing them to people who are there to listen."
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I am a proud Galway girl, living in Dublin. I’ve played classical piano since I was a child but never truly enjoyed the process until I started putting melodies together and began playing for fun. During lockdown, I learned the guitar via YouTube, but I couldn’t get past the F chord and all the songs I wanted to play had it. That’s when I started to write my own songs based on the (four) chords I knew…. Disclaimer, three years later I can finally play the F chord!
How would you describe your music?
Electro pop with lyrical storytelling.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Taylor Swift and Holly Humberstone, I’m a big fan of those two girls! But keeping it closer to home, I really enjoy Sorcha Richardson.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Westlife with my friend and her mum circa 1999.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Eiffel 65 - Blue, da ba dee. Iconic listening for my eight-year-old ears.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Sorcha Richardson - Map of Manhattan. Such easy listening.
Favourite lyric of all time?
It has to be Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve - 'Tryna make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die’.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Taylor Swift - August. I’m a sucker for the bridge.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Spotify - Dee Fitz. Instagram - deefitz05.
Alan Corr
