Oscar Welsh – 'Sixteen'

Eighteen-year-old bedroom pop newcomer Oscar Welsh shares new single ‘Sixteen’.

The inspiration behind Oscar’s music is youth. The feeling of “being 18, growing up and all the modern problems you deal with”. A concept that translates incredibly well into his woozy and introspective brand of bedroom pop. ‘Sixteen’ fits right in, addressing interpersonal struggles with people you've grown out of to a relaxed setting of lo-fi beats and laid-back, dreamy vocals. It’s the third single released in the run up to Oscar’s debut EP ‘Vernal’ that, named after the Latin word for Spring, youth and vitality, is going to be the first milestone of many. 

Talking about the track, Oscar reveals: “’Sixteen’ is a song about a tense relationship which lasted from early teens to adulthood. I guess it just illustrates the frustration an individual has when an admirer doesn’t know when to stop chasing.”

Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven

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