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Steve Harvey is celebrating the birthdays of his twin daughters and oldest children, Karli Harvey Raymond and Brandi Harvey.

On Saturday, Aug. 21, he uploaded a throwback Instagram photo of them holding hands, wearing matching smiles, matching twisted hairstyles and matching dresses. He added a heartfelt caption that reads, My 2 greatest joys @iambrandiharvey @iamkarliraymond They grew me up and I love them so Happy birthday ladies.

The two ladies celebrated their 39th birthday with a post on their respective Instagram accounts and added a shoutout to each other in their captions. Uploading two pics, Brandi wrote, Its me and my BEST FRIENDS Birthday . One year wiser and one year better.Me and @iamkarliraymond have been rocking for life and we aint stopping no time soon! Go ahead and show us some love because we love you back! .

As for Karli, she dedicated her caption not only to her sister but she also opened up about her growth in the past year to her fans. She started by telling her sister, I Love you and our sisterhood more than words could ever express, then went on to explain how she bossed up. She said, I bossed up in my prayer life. I bossed up in my faith, my walk with God AND I bossed up in business! God showed me what was possible if I just TRUST HIM!

Karli, who is a wife to entrepreneur and speaker Benjamin Raymond and a mother to 5-year-old Benjamin Raymond Jr., continued, This year I allowed myself to become more vulnerable and I started asking for the help I needed. I relied on a good sister girlfriend more and started a weekly prayer call! I exercised my NO and erected some real boundaries in my life. This year showed me what I was really capable of. THAT IF I EXPANDED MY MIND, GOD WOULD EXPAND MY TERRITORY! This year I saw myself as more loving, more powerful, more compassionate, more kind, more giving and I am GRATEFUL! I pray that my best years are ahead of me and that God continues to blow my mind with His splendor!

Steve welcomed his daughters and their brother, Broderick Harvey Jr. with his first wife of 13 years, Marcia Harvey. In 1996, he went on to wed his second wife, Mary Lee Harvey, with whom he shares son Wynton Harvey. That marriage ended in 2005, and in 2007 he said I do to Marjorie Harvey, his current wife. Although the two do not share children together, Marjorie does have three children, Lori, Morgan and Jason Harvey, from a previous relationship.

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'They Grew Me Up': Steve Harvey Posts Throwback Picture of Twins, Fans Swoon - Atlanta Black Star

Next year will be different.

Its a mantra that Ive heard over and over since the end of a long and stressful tax seasonwith apologies to those still working on extensions. After months of long hours, ever-changing rules and regulations, and shifting deadlines, many tax professionals are rethinking how they do businessand that includes a second look at who their customers might be.

Tax services can feel relatively simple when youre just handing over a stack of papers or uploading files to a portal. But how you regard the process can be critical to understanding whether your tax professional is a good fit.

Do you view your taxes each year as one in a series of transactions? Or are you looking for an ongoing professional relationship?

The answers to those questions are equally important to your tax professional. And if your tax professional doesnt seem that enthusiastic about providing services for you, theres likely a reason.

So, what could make a tax professional want to dump a client?

When I posed this question to tax professionals on social media, I received 216 comments just on Facebook. I received more than 100 additional responses on Twitter, LinkedIn, and email.

The answers were fairly consistent from tax professionals from all over the country, and firms of all sizes. Here are some reasons that your tax pro may not be that into you anymore:

You dont pay your bills. This should be an easy one. You pay your hairdresser. You pay your doctor. So pay your tax professionaland pay on time. If youre having financial difficulties, your tax professional likely already knowsthey know how much you make and often, how much you spendand may be willing to work out a payment plan. But thats a conversation you should have before you ask to have your taxes prepared or your tax controversy resolved, not after.

You complain about costs. When you hired your tax professional, you likely signed a retainer letter or reached an agreement about the feeand you agreed. So dont complain about it after the fact. Dont suggest that you could have gotten the same work done for less somewhere else. And, of course, dont try to bargain the bill down after the fact. You wouldnt walk into your favorite restaurant, down a $10 martini, and ask to pay $6 instead, would you?

You expect miracles. Paying taxes can be painfulbut you already knew that. And your tax professional is there to help you pay the correct amount: not too much, not too little. Thats why they ask you questions and stay on top of the latest deductions and credits. But they arent magicians. Nobody can (honestly) turn a $25,000 tax liability into a refundnot even with the wave of the tax code. Instead of complaining about an unfortunate tax bill, work with your tax professional to avoid the same result next year.

You lie. Repeatedly. Trust is key to any professional relationship. I dont care what you told your neighbor or brother about how much you made or where you spent your money: You need to tell your tax professional the truth.

Youre too predictable. There can be a level of comfort with sameness, especially when it comes to taxes. But, as many tax professionals pointed out, you cant possibly have the exact same deductions every year for your business, from utilities to employee compensation. And that Schedule A? Eventually, those real estate tax and mortgage interest numbers are going to changethe IRS knows that and your tax professional knows that. Dont hand over last years tax forms or statements and expect that your tax professional wont notice.

You dont call or show up like you said you would. Deadlines are hugely important in tax. When you take days or weeks to return calls or emails, youre making life hard for your tax professional. They dont have the time and energy to chase you for documents or signatures, especially during a busy tax season. If you promise to make yourself available, stick to it.

You call too often. If you have your tax professional on speed dial, you might want to rethink things. Its good to check in once in a while. But you dont need to call in the middle of the night because youre worried about your PPP forgiveness application. If your tax professional said they would have something for you on Friday, dont call on Tuesday to see how its going (its fine). If the IRS hasnt called about an examination, thats a good sign. And no, your tax professional cant make your refund show up any faster.

You dont respect boundaries. During the course of preparing your taxes, you may find that you need additional help outside of the scope of your representation. Depending on the circumstances, your tax professional may not be in the position to offer more than tax advice. Dont be afraid to ask for help but keep an open mind: If you need an attorney, financial adviser, or other assistance, your tax professional may be able to make a referral.

Youre always on social media. Its great to be educated on the latest tax developmentsknowledge is power. And there are some excellent resources on social media. But trust your tax professional. Just because youve heard about a potential tax deduction on TikTok or Facebook doesnt make it legitimate. Definitely ask questions, but be sure to put the phone down and listen.

Youre sloppy. There comes a time when your financial records should not resemble the contents of a high school locker. No one expects perfection but there has to be a line. And that line is somewhere between a neat Excel spreadsheet and, as more than one tax professional noted, receipts and records in a garbage bag. If youre naturally scattered or very busy, seek out a tax professional willing to help you get organized. But dont assume all tax professionals are okay with digging through your old Samsonite full of expense records without first having a discussion.

You sneak around. I appreciate that you may want to resolve some tax and payment issues on your own, but make sure your tax professional understands what youre doing. It can complicate things very quickly when youre running interference on the side, like reaching out to the IRS at the same time or setting up installment arrangements while your tax professional is attempting to negotiate an alternative. Its more than just awkward: It can be harmful. Communication is key, so be upfront with your tax professional about your plans.

Youre rude to everyone. This was the top complaint across the board. And in almost every case, tax professionals were concerned about the treatment of their staff. Ive worked in companies of all sizes, including running my own business, and I can confirm: Staff is our lifeline. Theyre spending long hours at the office, too. And no matter how frustrated you might be, theres no reason to take it out on the person who answers the phone, mails your return, or fields your email complaint. Being abusive to staff will get you bounced. And rightfully so.

Relationships of all kindsincluding professional onesare a two-way street. If you, as the client, realize that things arent working out, its time to walk away. But remember that the converse may also be true. Take the time to find and develop a working relationship with a tax professional that fits your lifestyle. Youll be glad you did.

**This is the first in a series on taxpayers and tax professionals.

This is a weekly column from Kelly Phillips Erb, the Taxgirl. Erb offers commentary on the latest in tax news, tax law, and tax policy. Look for Erbs column every week from Bloomberg Tax and follow her on Twitter at @taxgirl.

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Your Tax Pro's Just Not That Into You: Why You May Get Dropped - Bloomberg Tax

Within minutes of the interview where he rather reluctantly talks about scoring a Lionel Messi kind of goal as a junior, Simranjeet Singh, the scorer of two of Indias five goals in the bronze-medal match against Germany, sends across a video. The 24-second clip is a validation of the 24-year-olds claim.

The action is from an India-Holland away game from 2016. Its probably shot by the teams computer analyst from the stands. Receiving the ball on the right, Simranjeet is close to the sideline and just inside the oppositions 25-yards. Its a position from where the less-ambitious forwards run down the flank, slap in a centre and pray that the ball finds a teammates stick in the crowded D. The handful who trust their quick hands, lightning-fast feet, look up to Dhanraj Pillay and are in a habit of watching Messi on loop go straight into the heart of the opposition. Simranjeet is one of them.

The shortest route to the goal is expectedly crowded. At one point he has two defenders in front and two biting at his heel. His speed and stickwork make him unstoppable. He has passing options, a couple of forwards can be seen running, breaking free from their markers but Simranjeet, as his idol would have done, decides to go solo.

On entering the D, two more Dutch players zero in to poke at the ball, stifle the run. Not going to work today. The ball, like a pet on a stretchable leash, doesnt run astray. The blur with a white patka keeps storming ahead. So far six rivals have been left in his wake, now theres just the goalkeeper to beat. Simranjeet just about manages stumbling, falling but still connecting the ball with a reverse swing.

Change the sport, replace the astro-turf with natural grass and it could well be Messi cutting in with his trademark hustle from the right, conning the defenders on the way and beating the goalkeeper with that magical left, barely able to stay on his feet after the frenzied run. Simranjeet says he had once seen Messi go past four players and score from a similar movement from the right and it stayed with him. That day I thought what Messi does, it can also happen to me in real life, he says.

In the dug-out that day was Harendra Singh, who was Indias junior coach then. Its been close to five years, Harendra has moved on. He is in charge of the US junior national side, presently in Santiago, Chile for the PanAm Cup. He still recalls Simranjeets Messi goal. I stood up and gave him a standing ovation with my hands folded. The entire stadium was on their feet, the opposition players were laughing, there was a sense of disbelief on their faces.

A hockipedia and a life-long student of the game, Harendra is known to have the knack to spot talent. His judgment carries weight. He calls Simranjeets skills unique. Such skills I have only seen in Baljeet Singh Dhillon and Dhanraj Pillay. Out of 100 players, maybe there will be just 1 such player. He is a solo player with great dodge and ball awareness. You need three skills to be such a good player Simran has all three. He has skills to go right, left and also the 3D skill the ability to dodge, pass and score with the lifted ball, he says.

Its been a long day for Harendra, most of it is eaten by his 14-hour long flight. But a text seeking his reaction for a story on Simranjeet, the player he rates as the finest goal-scorer and feeder in the 2016 Junior World Cup-winning team he coached, gets a quick reply. He says he is glad that the young boy is getting media attention. No one is writing about them, they are the unsung heroes.

He has a point. The fourth quarter nervousness of the bronze medal play-off, the draining relief of Sreejeshs penalty corner stop and the teary sight of Manpreet Singh leading the team on the podium after 41 years, made an overwhelmed India miss the trees for the wood.

The dazzle of Neeraj Chopras final day gold was so blinding that there was no time to put the hockey bronze under the microscope. The individual efforts however grand including Simranjeet scoring two heart-warming field-goals hung innocuously in the brief scores section below lofty reports about big hockey revival.

The subtle but significant changes to Indian hockey got overshadowed by the nations biggest-ever Olympic haul. Now that the celebratory dhols at the airport have died down, its time to gloat over the 20-something forwards Gurjant Singh, Hardik Singh and Simranjeet, who, unlike past Olympians, didnt freeze at the finish line. They werent anything like the other nervous Olympic newbies. They tried and pulled off audacious goals. They nutmegged reputed goalkeepers in do-or-die games. They even made the Germans wilt under pressure. All that bunched together, they did their bit in rebranding Indian hockey. Simranjeet, the poster boy of this change, embodies the subtle but significant change. The one who follows Dhanrajs hockey ethos but has Messi on his mind.

For the untrained eye, Simranjeet comes across as a classic Indian player, a flamboyant dribbler from the land of Dhyan Chand and Mohammed Shahid. But there is more to the story. He is way too respectful to distance himself from this flattering comparison but very politely he begs to differ.

People tell me I have a typical Indian game, I love to listen to such praise and I am proud of it but I am not a typical Indian hockey player. I have to adapt to the modern game, he says. A mix of Messi and a typical Indian hockey player? Yes, he replies with a broad smile.

Hockey for Simranjeet is a 247 obsession. So even while watching football on television, he visualises Messi with a hockey stick or him in a Barcelona T-shirt at Nou Camp. International football is covered by cameras from all angles, there are even shots from the top. This gives you an idea about the position and the structure a team adopts. Hockey has been adopting the football structure for a while now. As the ball moves from one player to another, I put myself in that situation and I keep asking questions what I would do if I was in that position, it helps me to take the right call in a real match situation, he says.

A compulsive dribbler while growing up in Punjabs Gurdaspur, coaches have repeatedly instructed Simranjeet to be selective about his solo run. With time, he would earmark areas on the field where he allows his inner Dhanraj/Messi to emerge. If I lose the ball because of my dodge it can go against the team. So I avoid them when I am in my half. But in case I am inside the rival 25 yards and in the D, I am free to do whatever. The mere thought of flying on the turf, weaving between defenders brings a smile to his face.

Were you a natural dribbler, someone born with the skill? Simranjeet smirks, its a question that undermines the countless hours he spent running around with the ball on his stick. Both he and coach Harendra reject the romantic notions that dribblers are Special Ones handpicked by the sporting Gods. They talk about the boring practice routines that shape an entertaining player. The painstaking background checks of opponents and the monotony of repetitions during training. There is also talk about the science of hoodwinking a defender and the lifelong pursuit of remaining unpredictable, the key for a successful dribble.

On the morning of the match, I visualise the defender I will be up against. We look for their weak points, I take each defender and see woh kidhar dodge kha sakta hai right or left. We observe them very closely, we really go into the details of how they react, says the forward.

Stage two is about weaponising the data. Suppose you have the ball and theres another forward joining you in the attack. In that case, the defenders have two things in mind I have to stop the pass or I have to avoid the dodge. So my job is to guess what he is thinking, he says. At this point, with the defenders weakness stored at the back of the mind, the player looks for on-field clues. If his position and angle of the stick is suggesting that he is going to stop the pass in that case I try to dodge him. And if he has the intention to stop me individually, in that case I will look to pass the ball. Mention his breath-taking dribble during the quarter-final against Great Britain at the Olympics that had the commentators jump out of their chair and call it the dodge of the tournament so that Simranjeet breaks it down. He, almost apologetically, goes blank. He mumbles a soft is it, a softer maybe, before giving up. What follows is a scientific explanation and it isnt about him being forgetful.

You train so much, you pore over the data for so long that it stays in your subconscious mind. And during the game when you have to fashion the dodge in that fraction of a second, the subconscious mind tells you which way you need to go, he says. So that special dodge against Great Britain was the mind reacting quickly and asking the limbs to make those game-changing split-second binary dribble or pass decisions. Effortlessness isnt easy, it comes after putting in a lot of effort.

The teacher in Harendra throws in an analogy. These boys train to increase awareness and deal with all kinds of tackles. They master the skill needed for every situation. I keep telling my boys, the head is the CPU of the computer and when you are training all information is in there. Once you are in the game, that same CPU, loaded with information, will transmit the instruction to the hands and legs.

The uploading of information has been on since the time Simranjeet left home in UPs Pilibhit when he was in Class V. His uncle in Gurdaspur had seen a spark in him, he didnt want it to go waste. Young Simranjeet found himself in a village where every kid played hockey and elders discussed the nuance of the game at street corners. It is a place where passer-bys stop in their tracks to change the grip of budding players or stuff notes in their pockets for a delectable nutmeg. Hockey expertise isnt confined to academies around here.

Simranjeet would follow his elder cousins one of them Gurjant, the one who found him in the crowd of German defenders with a delectable minus pass for Indias game-winning final goal in the bronze medal game to the ground. After the days training, Simranjeet says he wouldnt be bothered about the lack of company and work on his ball skills, try new things, polish old tricks.

Is Simran a loner? Harendra kills the enticing storyline of a boy away from his parents from an early age making the hockey stick and the ball his best friends. No, no no way. Just ask anyone, he was the darling of the team. He was the most intelligent player in my team. His company was sought by everyone, especially when they were going out shopping. His friends from Punjab would take him with them since he is well-versed in English. He knows how to talk, carry himself, how to discuss and how to bargain for others with shopkeepers, he says.

The fact that Simranjeet was the last-minute inclusion to the Olympic squad, wasnt played in the first two games at Tokyo and even missed the semi-final against Belgium seems to rankle his one-time coach. He has untapped talent, people have a tendency to take him lightly, says Harendra. And in the tone that indulgent teachers save for their favourites, he refers to his not quite chiseled face. Yeh golu-molu (chubby face) lagta hai so people think he is unfit, but I will tell you he is the fittest guy and he has a great temperament. It was him and Gurjant who scored in the junior World Cup final in 2016. Incidentally, Simranjeets Junior World Cup goal was similar to his first strike against Germany a tomahawk cracker from the top of the D. The boy with a beep test reading of 24 has fast legs and faster hands.

The golu-molu is also a hare-footed forward thats a deception made in heaven for this compulsive dribbler.

First goal (17th minute, India draw level at 1-1)He receives the ball inside the D with his back towards the goal. A quick turn to the right, he connects with a powerful backhand shot that grazes past the right post.

Simranjeet: Thats my favourite goal, one I will never ever forget. I had just entered the game and before that I had received a nice slap-ball from Harmanpreet that I had failed to stop and it had hit my foot. So I needed to make amends. That was when I also realised that the Germans were doing zonal marking and were focused on Mandeep, they didnt want him to receive the ball. I told Mandeep that they are focusing on you and they wouldnt allow you to take an open try so you have to make space for me. This is exactly what he did. I had shrugged off my marker when Nilakanta (Sharma) slapped the ball to me in the gap. And all I did was stop the ball and flick it. I didnt know where the ball was going. The point is if you take a hit within seconds of receiving the goalkeeper has no chance to stop the ball. The goalkeeper is standing in the centre position because he was in my line. If you are at the centre thats where the goalkeeper is going to place himself. By my quick turn and flick, I hit the ball at the angle of the goalkeeper. He was beaten by my turn.

Second goal (34th minute, India extends lead to 5-3)Gurjant runs to the baseline from the right, moves towards the goal and passes the ball to Simranjeet in front of the goal, who taps it in.

Simranjeet: Before the Germany game, we had missed four to five goals by making the mistake of waiting on the second post. Our opponents Germany, Argentina, Great Britain they are all very physically fit. They dont let you come in front of them. Germany is a very physical team and they use their body a lot. We noticed that the Germans have a kind of thumb rule they dont look at the ball, they mark the player who is in their goal-scoring zone. Inside the D, the forward does the action and the defender reacts. The defender has no idea where I am going to receive the ball. So we had trained to be deceptive we planned to show them that we are at a certain place but quickly change position. Gurjant and I had trained for this. Whenever a player is coming from the baseline, he has two options. Either he gives a minus pass or he tries to score from a zero angle, but it isnt easy to score from there. So we train that whenever someone is getting in with the ball from the baseline, he needs to look up once and weigh the options. So when Gurjant moved in, he looked up once and that was my moment of moving to the first post. He got the clue and passed the ball to first post. I got infront of one defender, dived between the other two and deflected his pass into the goal.

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Simranjeet Singh: Dribbler on the roof - The Indian Express

We learn a lot from the internet. For instance, a Pringles lid fits perfectly on top of a Gu pudding pot, and theres a bear hidden in the Toblerone logo.

Whether we like it or not, and whether its true or false; a lot of what we learn day to day comes from the internet.

Woman On The Internet, the debut album from Orla Gartland, dissects everything she has learned from the last ten years or so growing up, whilst also uploading music to the internet. The record is an unapologetic expos of the anxieties that she has overcome, an ode to the lessons learned and those she ignored, and a pouring of adoration for people she has met along the way.

Its title refers to the faceless people we see online, flogging products and dishing out wellness advice, encouraging us to improve the way we live our lives despite being ultimately very disconnected from us.

This notion inspired a coming-of-age album that confronts and owns the loneliness we feel that encourages us to rely on these fabricated people we seek comfort from on the gram. Woman On The Internet is a treasure cove of eclectic influences from dizzying indie dream pop, hypnotic folklore and high-octane punk attitude. It really is the pick n mix you cant help but greedily gobble in search for a sugar rush.

We spoke to Orla about the record and why now is the time for its advent.

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Having released singles and EPs in the past, why is now the right time for a full album and how does Woman On The Internet fit in the Orla Gartland catalogue?

Its hard to describe but I just felt ready. When you know you know. A big thing for me over the past couple years was working away until I felt good enough at production to be self-sufficient in the demo-ing process. Its really satisfying to have an idea and be able to execute it yourself.

This album feels connected to my EPs in that its my voice and my stories, but I think this collection of songs has a bolder, more confident feeling than before.

Like many people in your generation, you grew up on the internet, so the title of your new record seems appropriate! How would you say that the internet has affected both you personally, and then your music; and how do the two relate?

Like a lot of people, I have a complicated relationship with the internet. I think a lot about how if I didnt have music to promote that I would, as Lorde says, throw my cellular device into the sea. The internet has given me so much but its such a fractured, toxic place to be and to put yourself or art out there. We have a long way to go in making online spaces safer and less anxiety-inducing for people.

Can you tell us a little more about the series of events or realisations that led to the writing of the record, and where you were physically and mentally?

Physically, I was feeling good. It was the beginning of 2020 - a simpler time - and Id finished up a busy year full of touring, so I felt ready to put shows on the back burner and lean into writing for a few months.

Mentally, I was catching up with myself after all the moving about; touring is amazing, but it sort of freezes you at the point you were that before the tour started, so I often find I have to do some work between tours to really embrace growth. So, life was still, and I was pensive, working through ideas and figuring out what I wanted to say next.

Despite the upbeat sounds of the record, you explore some rather dark and pressing themes in the lyrics. For example, influencer culture, self-awareness, masculinity, and toxic relationships. Why do you think these themes were central to your writing and how have writing the songs helped you approach them?

I write songs about things I find it hard to talk about. Writing is almost a cop-out in that way. Its a lot easier for me to process these ideas in a song than by talking to people in my real life! Ive really been that way since I was a teenager. I guess its a strange way of working through things but its better than not uncovering those thoughts at all. There are some heavier themes on the record but as you say, theyre almost disguised in shiny, upbeat packages. As a writer I live for that juxtaposition.

I absolutely love the record and have been following your music since we were both teens. This wholly feels like a come-of-age record for today. You really confront all the familiar yet ridiculously complex feelings of being in your early 20s. The record was written during the pandemic, where many people our age mourned what society largely considers to be the last of the young years do you think this influenced Woman On The Internet at all?

That makes me so happy, thank you! I had to use a lot of imagination for the writing of these songs not to be affected by the pandemic, but for the most part I dont think it is. I think naturally lockdown gave me more time than I would have otherwise had to give these songs hyper-focus, but this is a big life moment for me, my debut album. I wasnt about to let a pandemic steal that for me, nor was I was about to write 12 songs about how hard it is to be stuck inside. Lockdown songs suck and I dont think theyll age well!

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The songs are very playful, each bursting with personality, and you played a massive part in the production of it. Can you tell us a bit more about this process? Is there any part youd like people to listen out for, that youre particularly proud of?

I did some field recording last year with Nathan Cox who collaborated in the writing and production of some of the tracks. We recorded textures out and about and made a sample pack of percussion sounds; everything from dropping keys on the floor to whacking pieces of wood together. We cut it all up and made beats from the sounds and I liked the feeling of having a set of original sounds that were truly ours! The beats made from the tiny sounds on tracks like Do You Mind? And Bloodline/Difficult Things are some of my favourite moments on the album.

I also love how you and your friends create music almost in a collective; you, Greta Isaac, Dodie a group who have always supported one another. How have your friends and family helped to shape this record in particular?

Community is everything. Friends like Greta and Dodie are my favourite in the world and its the more pure, most joyous thing when we get to collaborate with each other on our projects. Working with friends is sick because they intimately get you and unlike collaborating with strangers you can truly let your guard down. The artist experience is such a specific one and this industry is brutal, so its important to surround yourself with people you love and trust and who just get it.

I feel as though you have a superpower where you add drama to the mundane you turn observations of every day into modern day folklore, and snippets of conversations we overhear every day into epic choruses. Your introspective insights provide listeners with a soundtrack to live their own come-of-age movie fantasies; for me its the chorus of Codependency. This is paired with the imaginative music videos youve released. How did you land on this imagery?

What a compliment! Dreamy. Greta Isaac, who we mentioned just now came on board to give creative direction across all of the album visuals. Her visual brain is incredible - the ideas it conjures up straight away when you play her a song are incredible. I think throughout the process we both grew to embrace the ideas we had and found ways to bring them out in each other. All of the music video ideas came from Gret and I having tea and just talking it all through.

Woman On The Internet is utterly unapologetic. What are you no longer apologising for, which before you used to?

I love that question. I was probably just apologising for existing! I can be the biggest people-pleaser (still am) so Ive been working on allowing myself to take up more space, I guess. As a writer Ive also just learned to be more direct, more literal with language. When I was younger, I liked hiding behind metaphors but now I have no problem with people knowing what Im singing about.

What would you tell your five year old self, your 13 year old self and your 16 year old self?

Wow. Five year old self - learn the piano! 13 year old self - chill out, no ones actually looking at you. 16 year old self - keep going! IT GETS BETTER!

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Oh, and one final treat... We've nabbed this live clip of Orla Gartland performing her gorgeous song 'More Like You' - watch it now.

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'Woman On The Internet' is out on August 20th.

Words: Tanyel Gumushan

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In Conversation: Orla Gartland | Features - Clash Magazine