MEREDITH BOSWELL | INTERVIEW + TRACK REVIEW
For some artists, creativity is something they pursue. For Meredith Boswell, it's something she simply cannot live without. Raised among generations of singers, pianists and spirited women who embraced music, laughter and artistic expression, Meredith has always understood creativity as an essential part of being human. Whether she's painting, writing poetry or turning her thoughts into songs, her work emerges from an instinctive need to give shape to emotions that might otherwise remain unspoken. Music often finds her while she's walking, words arrive unexpectedly, and the experiences she carries quietly become the foundations of something deeply personal.
There's a remarkable openness to Meredith's creative philosophy, particularly when she discusses the things she rarely shares in everyday conversation. Behind her naturally upbeat disposition lies a lifetime of experiences involving love, loss, heartbreak and extraordinary personal challenges, including her battles with cancer. Rather than allowing those emotions to remain buried, she finds ways to transform them into art. Her admiration for Michael Hutchence speaks to a shared appreciation for honest, poetic expression, where vulnerability doesn't need to be disguised or explained away. For Meredith, songwriting isn't necessarily about finding answers or leaving the past behind. It's about acknowledging what we've experienced, allowing ourselves to feel it and finding something meaningful in the process.
What makes Meredith's perspective particularly compelling is that she doesn't appear interested in separating the artist from the person. Her paintings, poetry and music are simply different expressions of the same emotional world, shaped by family, memory and a fascination with the complexities of the human condition. Above all, she hopes listeners will recognise something of their own experiences in her songs, believing that emotional connection is what allows music to endure. We caught up with Meredith Boswell to explore her family's creative legacy, the relationship between poetry and songwriting, the healing power of artistic expression and why some of life's most difficult emotions can become the things that connect us most deeply.
TRACK REVIEW - Tell Me How To Love You
Every now and then, a song comes along that makes you genuinely question how it hasn't already found its way onto the charts. Meredith Boswell's Tell Me How To Love You is one of those tracks. Kicking off with an incredibly tight groove, the song immediately establishes a rhythm that's impossible not to fall into. There's a wonderful sense of movement throughout, with the instrumentation working together effortlessly to create something that feels polished, uplifting and full of life. Nothing feels forced or unnecessarily complicated. It's simply excellent musicianship coming together in a way that makes you want to turn the volume up and enjoy every second.
But what really elevates this track is Meredith's vocal performance. There's a beautiful warmth and confidence in her delivery that gives the song its personality, and the way her voice sits within the arrangement is exceptional. Nothing is fighting for attention, with every element occupying its own space while contributing to the overall sound. It's a balance that's surprisingly difficult to achieve, yet here it feels completely natural. The rhythm keeps everything moving, the instrumentation provides a gorgeous foundation, and Meredith's vocals glide effortlessly above it all. There's something particularly satisfying about a production that understands when to let the singer shine, and Tell Me How To Love You gets that balance absolutely right.
What makes this song so enjoyable is its ability to capture the simple pleasure of a feel-good love song without losing any of its musical sophistication. Knowing Meredith's background as a poet, painter and songwriter, there's something lovely about hearing her channel that creative spirit into a track that feels so immediately accessible. Her music often explores the deeper complexities of human emotion, but here the overwhelming impression is one of warmth, affection and genuine joy. The groove is fantastic, the vocals are outstanding, and the production allows every musical detail to shine without ever becoming overcrowded. I keep coming back to the same question: how is this not on the charts? Tell Me How To Love You is a beautifully crafted, wonderfully uplifting track that deserves far more attention.
Your songs begin as poems rather than melodies. At what point does a piece of writing stop being something to read and start becoming something that has to be sung?
Poetry, lyrics, music and art are all interrelated because they are ways the soul needs to express itself. Music runs through my head all the time, and painting is an itch I have to scratch. Both serve me as ways to express my feelings that are stored up and not brought to light.
Either way, I am unable to live without them.
I am grateful the women in my family were so creative, jovial and high-spirited, allowing me to be the same.
You come from generations of singers and pianists. Do you think musical ability is inherited, or is what really gets passed down a way of seeing the world?
Music, art and dance are in my blood, my genetic structure, along with cracking jokes.
Your paintings and your songs both grow from the same experiences. When an emotion arrives, how do you know whether it belongs on a canvas or inside a piece of music?
I can't explain why I choose one form of expression, painting, over another, writing or music. It's instinctive. I write a lot of music, lyrics and poetry as I walk. It comes to me for some reason that way. With painting, I set out specifically to paint a subject, so it's selective. Writing is more intentional because of word choices. With my painting, I move instinctually.
Michael Hutchence had a way of making vulnerability feel powerful rather than fragile. What do you think he understood about emotional honesty that still influences your writing today?
Michael Hutchence was such a sensitive poet, and his writing is timeless. It's very relatable. He says it how he views the world at any given moment.
Many artists spend years trying to escape their past. Your work seems to revisit it with compassion instead. Do you think healing comes from moving on, or from learning to look back differently?
I think because I don't talk about things much, am usually upbeat and project a happy disposition, my only outlet is art and writing. I don't talk about things because I feel it would be a burden. Eventually, it has to find an outlet. So I guess it's cathartic to put it out there in some form. I bury a lot.
In saying that, I face things alone. I never run from things. You need to go through the emotional state to get to the other side so you don't carry baggage. A lot of people think they've just moved on, but in truth, they resort to alcohol or drugs to stop the feelings. I would rather put that into creating.
There's a recurring thread of lost love and dreams throughout your writing. Do you think our greatest losses disappear with time, or do they simply become quieter companions?
Some losses become quieter but remain part of my structure. A part I don't speak about except in art and music. I actually don't know why either.
Growing up surrounded by family members singing around the piano must have made music feel less like a profession and more like everyday life. Has creating music ever felt like a choice, or has it always felt inevitable?
Creating music feels part of me, a necessity like painting. It's just been a natural progression when the timing was right and the drive was propelling me.
You say you want to explore the human condition. After everything you've lived through, what part of being human still confuses or fascinates you the most?
There's a lot that confuses me. Suffering confuses me. I had cancer a few times, and fighting through, even when the pain was ridiculous, confuses me. You have to face many things alone. Heartbreak is just one thing.
If someone discovers your music decades from now without knowing anything about Meredith Boswell, what single emotion do you hope convinces them there was a real person behind every lyric?
I want people to relate to the emotions. If they can relate to that, then they will remember the songs.
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