Meet North London’s Emerging Multifaceted Talent… Molly Burman

Molly Burman’s music deals with the unfiltered expression of emotion. Creating highly relatable music about unrequited love, unwanted attention and everything in-between, Molly is ready to share her music with the world at large with her new single, ‘Beautiful People’, which is out now.

‘Beautiful People’ is a spellbinding single about the beauty of not settling down, letting yourself fall in love with everyone you meet and the uniqueness of everyone around us. 

We were able to catch up with Molly to talk about the new single, what inspired her to create music and what it’s like being part of Loud LDN, a collective for female and non-binary artists making waves in the industry right now.

Hey Molly! Thanks so much for speaking with us today. How are you?

No worries!! I’m doing good, excited about my new single and summer and just having a good time.

Congrats on the release of ‘Beautiful People’! Tell us a little more about the single.

Thank you so much! So this song is all about the wonderful uniqueness of people and how easy it is to fall in love with a new person everyday. My queer identity also played a big role in the writing of this song; I’d only recently realised that I wasn’t straight and felt so overwhelmed by the endless possibilities of people I could be with and simply didn’t know how to pick just one. Beautiful People is an anthem for people who don’t feel the need to settle down and want to meet as many people as they possibly can.

We also love the music video, which we think really embodies what the single is all about – what was the creative process behind making this video?

Me and Louis (director) really wanted to show me just being in my element; surrounded by the people I love, in the pub I love (shoutout to the Fullback) and singing my song around London. Him and Will (producer) scouted out different locations around where I live. The shoot day was like a little scavenger hunt, where a new friend would join us at each location, which was super fun. Luckily I’m surrounded by wonderful friends, so casting the video wasn’t hard at all. All my friends have their own styles and quirks that make them unique and beautiful and it was really important to show that in the video. 

Do you have a set ritual or process when it comes to writing music, or does it come to you in the moment?

Usually when I write its because I feel really strongly about a situation or need to get something off my chest, so it tends to all just flow out. However, a thing I’ve always done to help me write is connect my songs to my diary entries. Ive kept a diary since I was 9, and sometimes when my head feels all muddled I need to write everything down and then I can piece those words together, in to a song that makes a lot more sense than the rambling in my diary!

Let’s take it back to the beginning. What made you decide to pursue a career in music? Who were some of your biggest musical influences growing up?

My family are super musical, so I’d say they mostly influenced me. My grandad is a jazz musician, my mum sings and my dad plays guitar and I also have multiple family friends who play music, so I’ve basically always been surrounded by music and it’s almost like a second nature to me. I don’t think I can remember a time where I didn’t want to pursue music, I’ve been writing songs since I was 7, and have just always been set on a music career. I also happen to be incredibly average at everything else, music is quite literally the only thing I’m really good at, so I don’t see myself ever doing anything else.

What’s been your favorite moment since starting your music career?

Ooooo tough one!! One of them has to be when I was sent out to Paris, along with my band, to do a gig, some interviews and a radio show. It was possibly the most surreal experience of my life, everything was paid for, they had taxis to pick us up and take us everywhere, it was honestly mad. The other moment has to be playing community festival last year, it’s the first proper festival I played and the biggest stage. I managed to get guest tickets for loads of my friends and they were all there supporting me. There were people there to watch me who I genuinely didn’t know and it felt incredible. I just wanted to do it over and over again.

You’re also a part of Loud LDN, which is such a wonderful community of female and non-binary artists in London. Can you tell us a little bit more about Loud LDN and how you joined the collective? 

Yes!! Loud LDN is amazing. It was started by Coupdekat and Maisi.  One of my friends Tapwaterlucy got added by Kat, who she met on TikTok through the power of the fyp, she then added me. This was a while ago, back when we were called “London Ladies Making Noise’ which proved to be a bit too lengthy! At first we would just meet up and hang out, but then more and more people started joining and I think that’s when everyone started realising that there might be something really special there. Then the first Loud LDN event was born, which I think left us all completely confused at how many people actually turned up. I think after that, things started really kicking off and we all just became super passionate about actually trying to take it further. We just had the Spotify event which was mad, and it’s just so important that we have this space where we can lift up women and non-binary artists. I feel like we’re always pitted against each other and made to panic, thinking there isn’t enough space for all of us in the industry, but that’s just rubbish, the Loud LDN members are genuinely some of my closest friends and we’re all so supportive of each other, no matter what genre of music we might make. We’re taking over for real!!

Do you have any dream collaborations? 

I think about this all the time, it would have to be Little Simz. I always thought she was super cool but never really listened to her music, then when I went to Primavera festival in Barcelona, I saw her perform and was absolutely star struck. Her whole stage presence, her lyrics, it’s all amazing. Then last year in latitude I pushed all the way to the front to watch her and had the time of my life. Since then I’ve been listening to her albums on loop and can’t wait to see her perform again. I think she’s so so talented, she’s also a fellow North Londoner and I just think we could make a really interesting, fun tune.

Do you have any dream performance goals? Any dream venues you’d love to perform in?

I’d really really love to perform at Ally Pally, I currently work at the bar there, which is so fun because we get to watch the soundcheck and the whole gig. Every time I work there I just think how it would be such a full circle moment to play there, I could give a shout out to all the bar tenders and it would be proper emotional haha. In terms of performance goals, I’d really love to perform with a horn section one day, I think it would just be mental and add so much to my set!

Can we expect more from you in the coming year?

Definitely!!!! Ive been working on music for the past 2 years and I’ve got a lot under my belt. The last 2 years have also been super emotional and crazy for me, so there’s a lot of gossip spilled in my upcoming music. I’m so so excited for what’s coming and just can’t wait to share it with everybody who’s been patiently waiting.