SLOAN TREACY TALKS WAS ANY OF IT REAL?
"I usually get surges of writing constantly"
Daniel John
Your first EP, 'Stuck', released a year ago, pretty much exactly even?
It’s crazy to think that it’s already been a year, since then I have written so much more music and I feel like I have a much clearer vision as an artist. I also feel like the songwriting process has gotten a lot easier but I think that mostly comes with practice!
Did you celebrate the anniversary?
I did not get a chance to celebrate the anniversary this year because I am in school, but I definitely acknowledged it and thought about how crazy it was that it’s already been a year!
What was really the biggest difference making your sophomore EP?
I definitely had a clearer vision, and a better understanding of the direction I wanted this EP to go in. I also got to record together with a band for the first time which was the best experience. I loved having so many real instruments on the songs and was so inspired by the whole process! I am pretty much always writing and usually I get surges of just writing constantly and feeling really inspired. These new songs came from one of those moments!
Do you prefer writing collected body of works like this or have these two EPs so far been happenstance?
Usually I'll write a bunch of songs at a time, and they will end up being the ones that I record together because I feel like they mark a specific time in my life.
Still only sixteen but how early did the dream of being an artist start?
I think I wrote my first song when I was nine. And from then on was kind of set on it. I realized it was something I wanted to pursue at a very young age, and I feel so grateful to be able to go after my dream.
Does your dad still play music together with you?
Yes! He loves playing the guitar and comes up with cool riffs all the time. I love singing along to his playing, it’s the best!
On ‘Pavement’ you reflect on not just appeasing others. Does it always feel easy to approach music the way you want to, it not coming at odds with the ideals or trends of the industry?
I think one of the most important things about music is that music gives you an outlet and a way to express yourself in a way that no one but you can. I have always strived to make music that feels authentic to who I am and hope that that will resonate with others. Music means the world. It is my outlet and how I process pretty much everything so I definitely can’t imagine my life without it. I honestly don’t know what I’d to without it. Music is such a huge part of my life, and songwriting is my favourite thing.
