AC Scott

When we last caught up with AC Scott, she was in the midst of a creative outpouring that had arrived suddenly and changed everything. Now, with her debut album Out Of The Blue complete and ready to meet the world, that surge hasn’t quietened.

Scott reflects on songwriting as both release and revelation: a way of confronting grief, unpicking identity, and reconnecting with a voice she hadn’t fully listened to before. Speaking openly about loss, ageing, and the complexities of self-acceptance, she offers a perspective shaped by a willingness to finally sit with it. What emerges is a portrait of an artist still in motion, learning, letting go, and discovering what it means to tell the truth, without fear.

When we last spoke, you were still in the middle of this creative surge. Now that Out Of The Blue is finished, do you feel any different within yourself, or are you still in that same current of writing and discovery?

It feels brilliant to have my Debut album out there. I love each one of these songs, each one is part of my life, my story. The creative flow continues unabated and over the next month or two my focus is playing live and on whittling down the dozens of new songs that keep coming,  I want to begin recording my next album in Autumn. 

You’ve described songwriting as something that “arrived” rather than something you chased. Now that the album is done, do you feel more ownership over it, or does it still feel like something that came through you?

That expression ‘came through you’ sums it up perfectly. I played recently and someone came up to me afterwards and said ‘I cant believe you sing songs that are so personal’ I hadn’t even  thought about it, it’s just how they came out. What else could I write about?

There’s a strong thread of self-confrontation running through the record. Did you find yourself learning new things about your past as you were writing, or was it more about finally articulating things you already knew?

I have been a DJ and presenter so I had a public face which became my way of being in the world, people pleasing. Introspection is something I never acknowledged until the music began and it is a revelation to listen to my true inner voice,  I have learnt a lot about myself and letting go is cathartic 

Songs like Sometimes and Highlands sit in very raw emotional spaces. Was there ever a point where you hesitated about including something because it felt too exposing?

No because they are truthful. One benefit of being older is not shying away from things which are difficult and caring less about what other people think. We are all human, I believe these emotions are universal, the perspective with which you look at life changes as you get older. Highlands is about that very thing, it is the hardest thing I have ever written but once I had,  it felt so freeing. It is about the gut wrenching sadness of watching our parents age, the tipping point when our roles reverse and we become the adult. I lost my Mum in lockdown and I sobbed like a baby writing Highlands But it’s real human emotion. I am no longer afraid of being me. 

There’s a sense throughout the album of time passing, of looking back while still moving forward. What other chapters would you love to see yourself open in the future?

I love that this journey has just started at this later stage in life. Unplanned though they are, my songs seem to be about the human condition. Some call it brave I call it perspective. I want to say the things that others think but dont or wont articulate. Things I think about now that didnt cross my mind when I was younger, I want to reflect the passing of time in a truthful and optimistic way. 

As release day approaches, is there a particular moment on the album that feels like the emotional core to you now? 

Highlands. Its about my parents, neither of whom are here any more to witness this moment in my life. They would have loved the unexpected direction my life has taken …and my Dad would have been playing his banjo on this record make no mistake! 

You’ve said before that music became a form of therapy. With the album about to be shared widely, does it still feel personal, or has it started to take on a different meaning?

It still feels intensely personal and my first born will always hold a special place in my heart,  but I am ready to move on and try for another one (sorry that was too good an analogy to miss) - this Autumn getting back into the studio to start recording my second album has already marked 2026 as one of the most exciting of my life. Cant say fairer than that.


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