IT IS SAFE to say that Lizzie Reid has made a major breakthrough with her debut EP Cubicle.

The seven-track effort was greeted with a whirlwind of acclaim, with the echoes of applause continuing into the spring.

Tens of thousands of streams have already been racked up since the release on February 10, with listeners tuning in from all over the UK.

The unassuming Glasgow singer has been taken aback by the response to her songs – all of which were born from a period of self-discovery.

"It has been amazing," she tells The Weekender. "I don’t know what I was expecting, but I didn’t think I’d receive this much good feedback so I’m pretty chuffed and feeling very lucky.

"I have loved getting messages from new people. I just find it hard to believe that people who don’t know me have been listening and enjoying the music enough to get in touch.

"I’m very grateful for all the write-ups and reviews; it had been fun reading in detail how people react to the songs."

"All of the songs on Cubicle, apart from Always Lovely, were written in 2019," she adds. "For me, they illustrate pretty well the kind of year that I had.

"I was doing a lot of self-reflecting and discovering, so all of the songs are very similar in that respect.

"I experienced a lot of new situations and feelings in my personal life and I very much enjoy the story-arc on the EP in relation to those situations."

The genesis of Cubicle may well date back to the pre-lockdown era, but that is not to say the pandemic did not have a say in shaping its release.

Much like all artists, Reid has had to find a way to adapt to the conditions, or to even use it as an advantage where possible.

However, while keen to embrace any positive elements of the current circumstances, there will always be a pang of regret at not being able to gig on the release.

She says: "We recorded the EP right before the first lockdown. We had our own mini isolation in my flat before the big boy isolation came along.

"It ended up working quite well for us because all of a sudden we had a lot more time to mix things and re-record little bits here and there.

"So, really, it had probably quite a positive effect on the result of the EP.

"It was slightly harder to communicate with everyone by phone and zoom, but it would have likely been like that often anyway because the label (7476) and Oli are based in London."

The singer continues: "The plan is to continue recording and to release more music this year.

"I’m hoping that this time around I’ll be able to gig as well, but who knows. I can only hope.

"It’d be nice to get out and meet the lovely people that have been supporting me over the past few months and play to an audience again."

Reid may be a new face to many, but the artist has been toiling in the industry for years, soaking up all manner of experiences.

She was a major part of the Dead Pony journey as well, with further lessons learned now in her time as a solo artist.

Reid reflects: "The experience that I have now, having played with other artists, has certainly given me a lot more confidence in performing and arranging live performances.

"I had been involved in some of the Dead Pony singles which was so much fun, but I haven’t really been through the process of releasing music for an extended campaign like Cubicle, so I have been doing a lot of learning as the process has gone on."

LISTEN: Lizzie Reid – Cubicle on Spotify