Hailing from Hounslow, Grace Acladna puts her skills as a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist to the forefront with her self-produced new single “When I Saw You”, taken from her upcoming sophmore EP Phonophobia (due for released in May). Fusing nu-house, soca, electronica and dub along with elements of her Egyptian and Bajan heritage, the song was written at a time where she noticed she was in a friendship group of overly serious and self-conscious people, a world apart from her inner self.

Speaking about the track and its accompanying visuals, Grace told TRENCH: “It was really hard to have fun without looking over your shoulder to see who was judging you for it. For me, fun and liberty go hand-in-hand, so finally I met someone who encouraged me to love and dance freely. This song is a celebration of that relationship and every joyful encounter I’ve had since. Our idea behind the video was to convey the soul of the song in an unadulterated way that didn’t take itself too seriously. I was looking at clips of Anna Karina dancing in ‘Vivre Sa Vie’ and ‘Bande à Part’ as my inspiration for being carefree and not letting anything or anyone steal away your confidence or joy.”

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