Where pop tends to value visibility, Sweden’s Becky and the Birds favours obscurity. Thea Gustafsson's moniker of choice came about through writing and producing her debut EP on which she exorcised her frustrations with the music business and the darkness of an earlier depressive period. The result; a genre-spanning blend of lush electronics, nods to trip-hop and 90s R&B, stitched together with soul-stirring spoken word samples and noises plucked from nature. This need to tell stories, and her willingness to express her own, genuine experiences, is the essence of Becky and the Birds.