Given her penchant for deeply penetrating, self-searching lyricism, it’s no wonder that UK songwriter Erin LeCount is the primary sculptor of her quickly growing library of music. This past February marked the release of her third and latest EP, Pareidolia, which builds upon the insular art-pop universe the 23-year-old has been constructing over the past four years of material. Since then, she returned last week with another new track called “The Cinema” which mined characteristically personal subject matter despite LeCount reaching out to in-demand producers Jim-E Stack and Emily Haynie to help with post-production.
Despite the flurry of activity so far this year, LeCount is still making time for more relaxing habits like thrifting and apple-picking, as she explains in her photo diary walking us through a perfect day in her hometown of Essex, England. With additional stops at her nan’s garden and some late-night decompression with her cat Betty, the sunny day she outlines below is the perfect contrast to the dim lighting and dramatic synthpop of her latest single.
Check out her perfect day in Essex below, and listen to “The Cinema” here.
Every day begins with a walk and as little noise as possible. I was going through my usual field and I liked how the pesticide sign looked amongst the green.
I have a secret Instagram account where I take photos of all the rogue shopping cart trolleys I come across, and it’s always a good omen when i find a shopping trolley on my morning walk.
Apple picking at my local orchard farm is a key part of my perfect day. I like to walk there and see what’s going in and out of season (apples are like fashion!), and I taste-test the apples.
My perfect day always includes some form of public transport, preferably the bus. I love getting the bus. I can’t drive, so walking and public transport are passions of mine. I have two really good apple dealers in Essex, Lathcoats Farm and Manor Farm Shop. I’m on my way to my second apple dealer to find my favorites.
The best apples! Local magic star apples. I stocked up.
I like to stop at the charity shops on my way back through town. I found some shoes I liked, and there was a lady who gave me a leaflet about God and I admired her optimism so I said “thank you” and took it.
Stop at my nan’s house for some of her fruit, also (I like to really get my week’s worth on a Sunday).
On a rare day that I’m not working or playing in my shed making music, I’ll see a friend. This is Maia, a beautiful human being who lives 10 minutes from me. So this day we made earrings together.
A photo Maia took of me chopping up some of the fruit of the day from my various dealers.
An evening to decompress! Quality time with my cat, Betty! She loves the stairs and so do I.
