Lord Green: The Southport artist talks lockdown, moving country and his plans for the future

As upcoming musicians go, there are few with more charisma and drive than Aindriü Green.

Originally from Southport ‘Lord Green’, as he is known on the scene, is bringing his music to more and more people as quickly and effectively as is possible in these days of reduced social interaction.

His musical influences are many and diverse, and his style of ‘Pop Trap Soul’ (a genre which Green takes humble pride in being a part of) shines through on his work.

In a truthful and frank interview, Green told LiverpoolWorld about the impact the last 18 months has had on him, both professionally and personally, and gave an insight into his new single, called ‘Mirror Box’, which is released at the end of the month.

On a changing approach to creating his music, Green said: “After my last release (titled ‘Wah Wayha) I kind of locked myself away afterwards in an effort to improve my musical abilities.

“I made lots of beats and instrumentals, I experimented with my voice, I did a lot of singing and rapping and really tried to find my style and delve into my strengths and essentially find out what the Lord Green sound is.

“For me, I’m finding that it is a blend of melodic singing/ rapping infused into one that gives me the unique voice which I’m really enjoying exploring.

“After my last release, this past year and a half, I’ve just been delving into what my sound is and discovering myself.”

The conversation moved to his new track, as Green continued: “My next song is called ‘Mirror Box’.

“It’s an exploration of a young males mind and how as a young male you navigate this modern world.

“I’m fascinated with exploring what constitutes a ‘modern man’ and ‘Mirror Box’ has been an entry point into this.

“I’m making a lot of material from this song that I will use for later work to get these themes in.

“‘Mirror Box’ is me technically showing my vocal range with quite high notes, I dip quite low too.

“Technically it is me jumping out of the box and really pushing myself as an artist.

“Thematically it’s exploring how I feel as a person within this modern world.

“It’s very interesting being a man in this modern world, a lot of things are feminised and sometimes men get a lot of stick for certain things.

“Mirror Box is me looking into myself and at this hazy perception of what I think a man should be versus what a man actually is.

“This song took about three months to make. Each section of vocals took around 100 to 250 vocal takes spread over weeks.

“I would get quite fussy over the nuances and if there was one vowel out of place it would take an hour to load in and splice it out.”

His hometown by the sea had a role to play in the way Green creates his music, and he explained how Southport did this.

He said: “Southport geographically is obviously on the coast. Where I grew up is around 30 minutes from the sea. The sea and beach is a big influence in my work.

“I tried to implement this dream-like image of what my hometown is and what it isn’t.

“I’ve had all coming of age teenage moments there and my interactions with girls and partying with friends.

“I’m from a family of artists. My mum is an art teacher and my dad was a photographer, and they both have a really good taste in music.

“My mum played a lot of Tracey Chapman and Lana Del Rey, so there were lots of sensual vocals there, and my dad was a fan of the Beatles and of course, living near to Liverpool, has been great for me too.

“In the car when I was younger I would hear this wide range of music but it’s only now that I’m older I can fully appreciate it.”

2021 has been a year where much of life has been impacted by COVID-19, but Green talked of what his 2021 has consisted off.

He said: “A big part of my year was the move to the Netherlands. I also had to focus on getting a job, because I also produce videos as my main source of income.

“It was a big balancing act, I sometimes felt like I was juggling lots of plates at one time.

“You can have these moments where they are all spinning and balancing fine, but then one here or there starts to wobble.

“You need to just balance all the plates but now I’m really starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

“I’ve moved to the country, I’ve got an apartment, I’ve balanced my professional job well, so I think the way that you survive the now is by looking ahead.

“I want to really find the people who my music resonates with. If you look after the fans, that will naturally grow the music.”

Lord Green has a dedicated, hands on approach to creating his music that is needed to make it in the industry in 2021.

His career is going from strength to strength, and it is one for fans in Southport, Liverpool and beyond to look out for.

‘Mirror Box’ is out on 26 November and to pre-order, click here