Sandi Thom

When your debut single is number one in seven different countries and your album goes on to sell more than 700,000 copies, you get to choose where you record the follow-up. And having made her first album on a miniscule budget in a freezing barn in Cheshire, you might think Sandi Thom would want to go a bit more upmarket this time. But Sandi tends to do things her own way, no matter how unconventional that may be. Which is why she recorded the whole of her second album, 'The Pink & The Lily' in the basement of her flat in Tooting.

"I like my own surroundings," she smiles. "And I like being in control. For me it's about being comfortable, being able to relax and not be intimidated....

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