A year on from her debut Between The Moon and The Milkman, Amelia Coburn is still feeling the ripples, and SNACK caught up with her after a recent Glasgow show.
We last spoke just after your debut came out. A year on, how do you feel about the album now?
I’m so proud of it. When I released the album, I’d been playing those songs for years beforehand, but not in the same arrangement and style, so a lot of the old favourites sounded very different on the album. So that was obviously quite daunting to release something, not only to new people, but to the people who’ve followed you for years and have a different sound with a fuller production. But the album went down better than I could ever have hoped for.
Is there a song from the record that feels different to you now?
I’ve found, when I’m with the band, I prefer playing the rocky or Gothic stuff. When I started writing as a solo artist, I gravitated towards jazz chords and folk style songs, which I still enjoy writing and playing. But when I first started playing music, my dream was to be a rock star.
 I love the Pixies, I love Kim Deal. Being able to play with the band now and have those slightly edgier, grittier songs, that’s what’s changed and future releases might head towards that direction.Â

With the Glasgow gig a rescheduled show, now bridging releases as opposed to being part of a major tour, how did you approach it?
I was really nervous, because I’d had to cancel before. And when you’re on tour, you’re in the swing of things, so you’re playing show after show. But this was like two months since the tour, so not that I felt rusty, but it felt like the first day back at school after the summer because I hadn’t gigged like that in a while.
So mentally, I was more nervous than usual, but then I watched Zoe [Bestel, support act] absolutely smash it, the audience were lovely, and I knew when I saw the crowd that it was going to be a nice night. I feel like after gigging for so long, I have this sixth sense when I know if a gig’s going to be good or not.
Last night I had a good feeling and I was right, the audience were lovely, really welcoming. And they get the craic, the Glaswegians.
Moving forward, Paul Weller has championed your record, and you duet with him on his latest album. What’s your whole experience with Paul been like?
He’s been amazing. It’s funny, because I saw Paul Weller play when I was 16 at a festival and he was proper rock and roll, he didn’t really say much to the crowd. I didn’t expect him to be as nice as he is, if I’m honest, because on stage, he has got that kind of more rock and roll persona.
You release a new single, ‘Something Wild’, on 19th September. You’ve got a striking, theatrical video. How was stepping into that side of performance for you?
I loved it. When I was younger, I did a lot of theatre and drama. So whenever I get to do a music video, it’s just a massive excuse for me to be daft again and have fun and explore my more creative side. With ‘Something Wild’, I didn’t want it to be too on the nose with it all being wild. So, I thought, can we make it quite surreal and whimsical. And it was fun. I wrote my friends into the video, and I was really inspired by all things fairy tale. But like I say, a bit absurd and a bit silly in parts. I didn’t want to take it too seriously.
We went to a little wood nearby and set up the table and got a few funny looks from dog walkers, but it was really good fun. Â
On stage, you discussed your plans for the second album, can you share those?
I’m recording it in the next few weeks. I don’t know when it’s gonna be released because with the first album, I was adamant that it came out in March, which it did. But having that deadline was actually quite difficult when a lot of things went wrong.
I haven’t got a label, its grassroots DIY things, sometimes don’t go to plan, which is fine. This time though, I’m giving myself a longer buffer. I’m hoping to release a few singles early next year and keep releasing singles until the album’s ready for 2026.
Your debut album featured songs written across many years. How does it feel pulling an album together in a much shorter timeframe?
On the first album, I went in with songs that I’ve been playing live for years. I knew these songs like the back of my hand. I didn’t need to practise them. It was ready. It is weird recording my album next month when some of the songs were written last week. It’s gonna be such a different experience. I think Bill [Ryder-Jones, producer] will be fantastic with this.
Amelia Coburn releases ‘Something Wild’ on 19th September 2025
All photo credits: Andy Reilly