Mal Blum quips that their latest album was inspired by loneliness and having time on their hands. “It was during the first lockdown and I was no longer in practicing distance of my band,” Blum says. They also talk to Xtra about their experience being a trans person in the music industry and their dream of co-writing songs with break-up song sensation Olivia Rodrigo.
Speed Date with musician and songwriter Mal Blum
The folk-punk singer embraces alt-rock and country in their new album
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