The London-based artist on why we need more gay male musicians, his diaristic debut EP Sound of My Youth and transforming into his truest self.
WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONO WHITE There’s a boyish eagerness to Fred Roberts.
The rising 21-year-old artist wants his music to connect, to resonate, with his audience in the way his favourites – like Troye Sivan – have with him.
On his debut EP, Sound of My Youth, the singer unravels his queer coming-of-age story through open-hearted lyricism and moving pop ballads. “I spent a lot of time making sure the EP was perfect,” he says, reflecting on its launch this month.