We welcome the return of Natalie McCool to The Studio, Widnes born Natalie. She will take us through her song writing techniques an experiences of the music industry. Funded by LCR Music Board

Natalie McCool is a singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist and has picked up a steadily growing support base of fans and critics alike with her truly innovative and beautiful take on pop music. Latest album ‘The Great Unknown’ was self-written & recorded and produced with Dave Berger from Outfit at Schall Und Wahn in Liverpool. Out now on iTunes & Spotify the album also features additional production and mixes on singles by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Clean Cut Kid, Cabbage) and is without doubt McCool’s finest and most accomplished set of songs to date.

Perfect future pop that sets Natalie apart from her contemporaries, ‘The Great Unknown’ features a number of prickly pop tunes like Huw Stephens favourite 'Pins'; rousing epic numbers like 'Fortress' envelop subtly emotive songs such as BBC Radio 1 playlisted 'Cardiac Arrest'.

Vibrant with effortlessly catchy songs, McCool can count The Sunday Times, Wonderland, Q, Clash, Line of Best Fit, The 405, Huw Stephens and Alice Levine amongst her fans, while BBC Introducing described the artist as “one of the finest emerging songwriters around”.

Memory Girl is the new collection of songs from McCool which channel her raw, inimitable writing style. They capture and crystallize her memories from both childhood and adulthood, weaving deeply intimate stories that channel life's most vital thoughts and feelings like love, jealousy and loss into a skewed mixture of lilting yet gloriously catchy pop songs.

Co-written with The Wombats' drummer Dan Haggis, fan favourite 'Take Me To Your Leader' is a beguiling, intimate song about desire and belonging; McCool's beautiful, insistent vocals float over a backdrop of rich 70's drums & wistful 80's synths.