It’s kind of wild how as a fourteen year old you can know what you are meant to do for the rest of your life. Now as a twenty year old, Molly Millington has emerged as one of the most creative up-and-coming artists of the Australian music scene. Touring nationally with Thelma Plum, Molly for the first time feels like she’s on the right track, her fourteen year old self’s ambitions are finally gaining some recognition.

It seems that almost every musician’s origins are found amidst their childhood interactions with music. The songs their parents used to play to make them go to sleep, or the music their siblings used to blast trying to piss off their parents. For Molly, her brother's taste in music ignited it all - the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis and Worship music forming the foundation for arguably one of the best lyrical writers of the Aussie music scene to date. Later, Bowie, Queen and Prince opened the world to Molly about what music she could make, but also about what it could represent.

Her writing style hasn’t changed from when she would busk, writing what she wants, rather than what will be best perceived. She fluctuates between creating lyrics first, whilst other times she produces the whole track and waits for the right melody and lyrics to come along. It’s not an exact science, but Molly recognises the motif of the song-writing process to be true - the songs that come to her the quickest are the ones that resonate with her the most. Although her writing has stayed the same, she’s started experimenting with her stage presence and costuming on Thelma Plum’s tour.

Image: Molly Millington