The wait is over: Amie Blu’s debut album, When All Is Said and Done, is finally here. At just 22, the South East London artist has already carved out a space with her diary-like songwriting and compelling vocals. Today she delivers her most complete statement yet, an unfiltered portrait of sadness, growth, and resilience that confirms her as one of the UK’s most compelling new voices.
Written with friends and built in DIY spirit, When All Is Said and Done doesn’t just linger in despair; it finds moments of light and clarity. Tracks like Shadow, Missing Everything and Swimming in Pity blur upbeat surfaces with truths, while her honesty turns vulnerability into connection. As she puts it, “After writing this album, I looked at it from a bird’s-eye view, and it is so sad… it 100% encouraged me to take active steps in feeling better.” More than a document of survival, this debut feels like a safe place for listeners, arriving just as Amie prepares to take her first headline tour across the UK and Europe.
How are you today, and where are you answering from?
I’m in LA right now; it’s 8:36am. I keep waking up super early, so I’m good, just very tired.
How are you living this final countdown before the release of your debut album?
I’m having a listening party in LA on the 25th, so I’m getting ready for that. Some of my friends are joining me in a couple of days; I’m very excited to see them and celebrate this album together.
The album, When All Is Said and Done, lands on September 26th. What does this project represent for you at this point in your life?
The album is the most accurate depiction of how I felt last year and how I’ve felt basically my entire life. It represents a version of me that was so sad, and it also represents how much I’ve grown this year.
Your lyrics often read like journal entries. Do you write first for yourself, or do you always picture how they’ll resonate with listeners?
I write for myself, but knowing I will share it with others. I don’t know what people want, and if I tried to assume, it would be poop anyway lol. Always write for yourself, and people finding it and relating to it is a privilege in my opinion.
You’ve described the album as an honest depiction of depression. Was it difficult to be so open about something so heavy, or did it feel necessary?
I wrote the album with my friends, and that made it so much easier to be honest and vulnerable. For some reason, it doesn’t really feel like oversharing when I’m writing a song compared to when I’m actually talking about something. It felt natural and necessary.
A month ago, you wrote on Instagram that sometimes you feel like a “broken record”, always talking about sadness, but that writing also brought you happiness and hope. Can you expand on how this paradox shaped the record?
After writing this album, I looked at it from a bird’s-eye view, and it is so sad lol. It made me feel sad that I would write something like that, and this year I’ve truly put so much work into not feeling that way as deeply anymore. It 100% encouraged me to take active steps in feeling better.
How involved were you in shaping the visuals, and what do they represent to you?
My friend Alistair McVeigh and I worked on the creative together over the whole project. We made a deck about the album and pitched every visual idea ourselves. We wanted to build a cohesive world around the album, and I feel really proud of it.
Tracks like Shadow and Missing Everything seem deceptively bright on the surface but carry heavier meanings. Do you like playing with that contrast?
Yes, I love when songs do that! Kind of like Hey Ya! by Outkast. We wanted the album to have versatility in tempo and mood while still staying true to the overall concept.
From Swimming in Pity to Falling to Pieces, the tracklist feels like chapters of one bigger story. How did you decide the order of the songs?
Swimming in Pity was the first song we wrote; it feels like the beginning of something new. When There’s a Will There’s a Way was written on the last day of our writing trip, and it feels so nostalgic for me. I went through the tracklist with the other writers, knowing I wanted to start and end with those songs, and we filled in the blanks together.
You’ve already released some previews of the project. How do you feel they set the tone for the album, and what do they reveal about your artistic direction?
I think all of them are examples of growth, to be honest. I’ve been taking singing lessons and being more intentional with the visuals. For me, they’ve revealed how intentional I want to be with everything.
Your COLORS session was strikingly intimate and stripped back. How did you experience performing in that space, and what does it mean for you to be part of that platform?
I felt so intimidated by that mic. The first time I watched a COLORS show, it completely changed my algorithm and introduced me to so much new music. That platform means a lot to me, and having my own performance is genuinely insane.
You’ve already shared stages with Faye Webster, Jacob Banks, and Joy Crookes. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve taken from supporting artists like these?
Everything happens for a reason, and it’s okay to fuck up.
Your journey started in community projects like ArtsTrain and Flames Collective. Do you feel those roots still guide the way you make music today?
They made me way more open to collaboration and showed me how important community is.
As someone of French heritage growing up in South East London, how does your background shape the music you’re making today?
I’m not sure if it does, tbh. I think probably all my surroundings and upbringing have affected my music, but in a subconscious way.
What moment on When All Is Said and Done still gives you goosebumps whenever you play it back?
The bridge in Shadow is so good.
You have confirmed shows across Europe this October and November. How are you preparing for those dates, and what excites you most about bringing these new songs to the stage for the first time?
Singing lessons and rehearsals with the band. I love my singing teacher and my band! This is my first ever European tour, so I’m just excited about the whole thing.
And finally, once this album is out, what’s next for you?
Spreading of the word.