Billie Marten Shares Single Off Upcoming Album “Creature Of Mine”

Billie Marten will release her third album Flora Fauna due out May 21 on IMPERIAL/Fiction Records. Today, the British singer-songwriter shares enchanting new track “Creature of Mine” alongside a brand new video directed  by Joe Wheatley. Fostered around a backbone of steady rhythm & bass, Marten’s emotive storytelling and soulful vibrato are front and center on “Creature of Mine”, showcasing her skilled indie folk stylings.

Speaking about the new single, Marten explains: “It’s an end of the world, post-apocalyptic scenario -you get to choose one thing, one person to leave it with. It’s a love song to a stranger and a polite request to momentarily leave Earth when it’s all too much.” 

To coincide with the single’s release, Marten has also shared the music video for ‘Creature Of Mine’ created with Joe Wheatley. She explains: “Joe and I wanted this video to represent that needless search for something other than what you have. Something intangible and elusive, something also quite beautiful and abstract to pair with the song -an inconclusively painted picture.” 

Recorded with Rich Cooper (Temper Trap, BANKS, Logic) in London, Flora Fauna blends Marten’s signature hushed, resonant vocals with a rapid pulse and rich instrumentation. Her inspirations stretching from krautrockers Can, to Broadcast, Arthur Russell, Kate Bush, and Fiona Apple.

Built on the minimalist acoustic folk foundations she made a name for herself with, Flora Fauna is a mature, embodied album fostered around a strong backbone of bass and rhythm. Shedding the timidity in favour of a more urgent sound, the collection marks a period of personal independence for Marten as she learned to nurture herself and break free from toxic relationships – and a big part of that was returning to nature. Marten says, “The name ‘Flora Fauna’ is like a green bath for my eyes. If the album was a painting, it would look like flora and fauna – it encompasses every organism, every corner of Earth, and a feeling of total abundance.”  Marten’s critically acclaimed debut Writing of Blues and Yellows was released when she was just 17, while its follow-up Feeding Seahorses By Hand was rapturously praised in 2019.

Photo Courtesy: Katie Silvester