Tell us about the first song you ever wrote. The first song I ever wrote was about my mum loving the cat more than me. I wrote it when I was like 11 or 12, I think.

What was it like working with new collaborators for the first time on your upcoming EP, Blasé Vengeance? I always love writing with new collaborators. I find it really interesting learning about other people’s processes and picking up skills from such talented people.

Harry Charles is a musical genius. He is so thoughtful about everything that he does – melodically, lyrically and sonically, he’s just always on it. There’s not one thing he can’t do.

Ciarann Babbington has become a friend through writing – working with him is always so much fun because we get to just fuck around and really have fun. I don’t necessarily think songwriting should be so serious all the time. I love writing with Ciarann – I can write songs like PTRK, which is so unserious and screamy and emotional, and it’s just such a safe space.

Tell us about the musicians who joined your band for the first time earlier this year. The first addition to the outfit of Lotte Gallagher was one of my best friends, Eve. I remember I was maybe two months out from supporting St Vincent at the Palais Theatre – Eve and I weren’t super-good friends at the time, but she said that St Vincent was one of her favourite artists and asked if she could pay for a door spot. I asked her if she wanted to play with me instead. That was the first show we played together and she aced it as she always does. Eve is probably one of the funniest people – if not the funniest person – I’ve ever met in my life. She also always has her shit together. She’s always organised and thoughtful, and having her play with me is the best.

The next addition is my good friend and drummer, Ollie. We (Eve and I) met him at this amazing festival that his band franjapan organises every year. It’s called franjafest. He noticed during my set that me and Eve were just playing as a duo, without a drummer, so he asked if he could audition (which I found very funny) to be in the band. It ended up being the best thing to happen. Eve, Ollie and I just get along like a house on fire. Like, when we go on tour or whatever, we’ll be in one of our rooms until at least three in the morning, laughing our arses off at the stupidest things that make no sense – we have so much fun and it’s amazing.

Which song was the first to be finished on the new EP? I think the first song to be finished was “OUT OF PATIENCE”, which is one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written because it’s just so much fun to listen to. That was written with Harry Charles and gave me a really good sense of the direction that I wanted the EP to go in.

Which was the last? “Leather Gloves” was last to be finished.

What’s the last thing you do before you go on stage? The last thing I do before I go on stage is tell everyone (the band) that they’re awesome, say good luck, and then put lip liner and lip gloss on.

What’s the last thing you do before you leave the stage? The last thing I do before I leave the stage is probably look at the individual people in the audience. Towards the end of my set I’ll always say 'thank you for coming' and all that jazz, but I really like seeing people after it’s done – seeing everyone’s faces is so unreal.

Why is “FIX” the perfect last song on Blasé Vengeance? For me, “FIX” is the perfect ending because I really wanted people to go through the motions and the flow of the EP. “FIX” is quite different from anything else I’ve ever written and it’s the most dance-y song on the EP, so it was important for me to finish the EP on a high.

Feast your ears on Lotte Gallagher's Blasé Vengeance this-a-way.