SEAGOTH

Seagoth are Georgia Ochoa (20) and Hannah Gannon (19) from Halton. The Serial Culture team found out more about them.

Who is Seagoth?

“Seagoth” was me trying to come up with a genre, so I thought ‘Sea’ for surf rock guitars and pre�y sounding vintage keys, and “goth” because my lyrics are pre�y gloomy. I’m hoping they’re gloomy in a “I'm making the best out of this situa�on” kind of way.

How would you describe your sound?

Psychedelic Synth/Dream Pop.

Who are your musical influences?

MGMT, Twenty One Pilots, Slowdive, Declan McKenna, Wallows, Bad Sounds, Dayglow, Alt J, Bombay Bicycle Club, Grouplove, Her’s, WILLOW, Toro Y Moi, Mk.Gee, COIN. & too many others.

What is your ambi�on for Seagoth?

We’d love to create a space for people where they feel like they belong & can enjoy themselves. Having grown up with so few woman/queer role models, I wanted to try to encourage our constantly overlooked & under-appreciated women/queer folk to not give up on themselves. Learning to love yourself is hard but so is not loving yourself.

What ar�st would you like to support?

I’d die to support Declan Mckenna to be honest. Live vs recording which is best for you? I’m a perfec�onist so ge�ng things close to perfect is really sa�sfying for me, however super frustra�ng. Live music however is so much more fun though, nothing beats in person compliments.

You have taken part in both Celebrate Halton Music and Women Shall Overcome. How did you find playing them and how were they different?

Both of these events are brilliant for the community, they not only provide a safe space for people, they influence them too. I enjoyed both of these events so much but I was especially connected with Women Shall Overcome, to feel like you belong is so important and I felt that there.

How did the gig in the Isle of Wight come about? How did it feel to be

an ar�st from Halton playing at such a large fes�val? ‘This Feeling’ reached out to us back in April offering us the slot at their stage and I honestly felt so proud. It also happened to be the only gig we as a band had to look forward to for a while. My anxiety was telling me ‘don’t go, your equipment will get stolen or something will go wrong, it won’t be worth it’ but as usual I was wrong, it was incredible. We were there for less than a day so we didn’t get a chance to see many ar�sts perform, but we got the chance to check out the main stage and the whole atmosphere there was… dare I say, “normal”? I felt like I was 15 again at my first concert like “I’ve never felt this feeling before.”

What's next for you? Physical music distribu�on & more travel!

Where can people find your music? We’re pre�y much everywhere! Spo�fy, iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube music, etc.