{"id":40627,"date":"2018-09-24T12:50:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T11:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=40627"},"modified":"2018-09-24T12:50:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T11:50:23","slug":"in-conversation-with-blair-jollands-on-his-new-album-7-blood-and-his-battle-with-lyme-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/09\/in-conversation-with-blair-jollands-on-his-new-album-7-blood-and-his-battle-with-lyme-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"In Conversation With Blair Jollands On His New Album ‘7 Blood’ And His Battle With Lyme Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cinematic, singer-songwriter Blair Jollands has released new album \u20187 Blood\u2019. Talking to us, he reveals more about his fight with Lyme Disease which inspired the title track, the evolution of his sound, and talks about why he does what he does.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

EP: What was the recording process for \u20187 Blood\u2019 like? What was the inspiration for it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

BJ: It was recorded in London. Most of it was recorded in my studio in King\u2019s Cross surrounded by different producers. The inspiration for the title track came from the time a couple of years ago when I was bitten by a tick, it was inspired by my fight against the Lyme virus. I was also working on a film called ‘Pylon’, by Jono Smith, a film about cyber warfare. So I thought it was interesting to explore the two viruses; biological and digital. And the name \u20187 Blood\u2019 comes from a herb I pick up from a mountain side in Spain to fight the virus. So that\u2019s where the inspiration came from in the first place.<\/p>\n