Getting to Know: Kill J

We had a pow wow with Danish indie pop artist Kill J about the beautiful new video for her latest release 'Silver Spoon.'

How things?

Goooooooood! Life is good. Spring is coming. I'm about to give birth to my album. I´m about to pop! and I´m just one big fucking ball of gratitude. My heart is spilling over and I´m acting like an idiot.

Can you tell us a bit about your songwriting process?

There is no right or wrong way to go about it really, but I usually write my best songs late at night – generally when I'm pissed off about something. Anger is great fuel for me. I usually start with an idea for a story. Then I build chords and a melody around it. On this album I did a preproduction alone and then finished the song with a production partner. I have been very lucky to work with some really great people on this album. Liam Howe, Jon Ørom and Viktor Hagner.

What is the music scene in Denmark like? How was it growing up around it?

I actually grew up with mostly classical music and wasn’t exposed to a lot of pop culture until later in life, so I couldn’t really tell ya. The music scene in Denmark is booming with talent right now, I think. There is a lot of urban pop right now. We like pop. They breed us like that.

The video for Silver Spoon is really beautiful with the soft colours and slow movements. Can you tell us a bit about the inspiration for this and who you worked with?

The video was made by Pix3lface – an incredible creative mind. He alsocreated the video my single Strange Fruits Of The Sea – he made a stupididea in my head come to life in such a cool way, that I just trusted him with this one. And I think he did a really cool job. Most of my other videos are packed with symbolism and intent. This one is different. It's not supposed to make you think – just feel.

What is your aim with your music?

It's really quite selfish to be honest. I write for me. I write to stay out the mental institution. It helps me stay sane. Of course the hope is always that it touches someone else and maybe even helps them too. But when I write, it's more of a mental hygene thing. It's my way of processing the world I guess. I think it's the same for most musicians.

Where in the world do you think some of your favourite music comes from?

Right now I'm obsessed with H.E.R. (US) and Rosalía (Spain) - two acts that I think are very true to their specific cultural roots and geography. But I don’t think there is one place in the world where I primarily get my inspiration. That’s what’s so cool about our time. Music from all over the world is just at our fingertips. We're so privileged. But it also means that the internet sometimes has the power to homogenize the individual music cultures - and it perhaps is getting more rare finding artists that are hyper-local and culturally specific. I don't see that as a bad thing though.

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