Interview with Soul Pop Artist Rubberband Girl on her Single ‘Taller’ & New Album ‘Profiterole Vision’

MuzicNotez: First off, it’s an honor to be doing this interview with you, thanks for taking the time to sit down with us. What motivated you to start creating music? What age did you begin?

Rubberband Girl (Caitlyn Scarlett): Well I started singing as a baby, and joined choir from a young age. I wrote poems a lot as a kid and eventually those poems morphed into lyrics during my teens as I began picking up piano and guitar. So, all my life really!

Who were your musical influences, idols, or bands growing up that have helped mold you into the musician you are today? Or helped mold the music that you create?

Rubberband Girl: There are so many, I was raised by music lovers so I was exposed to all sorts of genres growing up. Some of the biggest would be Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse, Ray Charles, Fleetwood Mac, Gorillaz, Zero 7, Jamiroquai, Lady Gaga.. I could go on!

What’s the ultimate goal you want your music to achieve, or for you to achieve in your career as a musician? Any particular message you wish to send?

Rubberband Girl: I don’t know that I have a specific target, of course playing Glasto or getting the chance to work with some of my idols would be ideal, but really I’ve always just striven to make music that people connect to, and to build a life centered around and supported by creativity.

What’s the greatest concert you’ve ever been to or performed?

Rubberband Girl: I saw the 1975 on tour in early 2020, mere weeks before the pandemic hit the UK, and it was one of the most impressive and inspiring shows I’ve had the pleasure of seeing. 

Your latest release is ‘Taller’, a song I immediately fell in love with when I heard it. You created such a retro vibe on it, how’d that come to be?

Rubberband Girl: Thank you, Taller is written from the perspective of myself and my mother watching toddler versions of myself and my brother playing outdoors, lamenting the unstoppable passage of time and the fleeting nature of innocence. I wanted the record to feel very seventies, witchy and organic, so we used layers upon layers of guitar and the percussion is just me drumming my hands on an old money box.

I saw that you moved from England to L.A. at an early age to work in music and be a songwriter. How’d that whole experience change you as an artist and turn in to the Rubberband Girl project you have now?

Rubberband Girl: Yeah I first went to L.A at 18, however I never lived there. At the time I was taken aback by how industrial the approach to music was. Ten years on, I’m much more familiar with the commercial writing world, and thicker skinned too. I was writing there earlier this year and I’m much more confident in collaborating, whilst maintaining my own sense of style and direction.

Your whole sound has a blast from the past kind of aura, what’s your songwriting and recording process like to create such classic sounding music today?

Rubberband Girl: I like my music to reflect all the genres and eras that inspire and influence me, my goal with Rubberband Girl has always been to create ‘the new classic’, something that feels familiar yet fresh. Some elements of the process are hard to pinpoint, but I think being selective about the instruments and textures used has contributed the overall reminiscent feel.

What else are you working on? What can we expect to see and hear from you in the future?

Rubberband Girl: There’s a Rubberband Girl album in the pipeline, and I’m always writing for a myriad of other artists projects, for example I recently co-wrote a musical called The Ten, which is set to hit broadway in NYC next year.

Anything else you wish to say about yourself or your music? Any message for your fans?

Rubberband Girl: I just want to thank all who continue to support me on this journey and invite everyone to follow Rubberband Girl (@rubberbandgirlband) and come see us live in the near future!

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