Award-winning singer-songwriter and Liveropool native Michael Nelson, who records under the moniker BANNERS, draws from his personal experiences from the last few years for his most recent releases. Of his new EP, Nelson explains, "I experienced the pandemic mainly on my own and I spent quite a lot of that tearing myself apart in front of the mirror. I think, during that time, everybody's trauma surfaced in unexpected ways and this was the way my brain decided to do it. This EP is a mini celebration of me coming out the other side and being at peace with my imperfections. And being much happier because of that." BANNERS' has seen his profile grow following a viral TikTok moment with ‘Someone To You’ that led to 15 million engagements daily (a figure that’s still growing) and his music amassed over 1.5 billion streams. ‘Someone To You’, also went Platinum and Gold in multiple countries and he appeared on American Idol as a mentor to the contestants. TRACK BY TRACK Perfectly Broken I wanted to write a song about how our imperfections are what make us interesting. How other people's imperfections are what make them interesting and when our jagged edges fit into their jagged edges that's when we fall in love. Keeps Me Going This song is a shout out to the people you know you can always rely on. The people that understand your ups and downs and are gonna be there no matter what. In Your Universe I think this song sounds like falling in love. The explosion of it. Feeling like the universe has created this beautiful thing for you and all you'll ever need is to be somewhere in that atmosphere. Happier Happier is about that heartbreaking moment in a relationship where you go from knowing in your heart that you two are perfect for another to feeling like maybe you're not. Life’s Just No Fun When you're with somebody that made everything better, maybe you took them for granted. Now they're not around and now life just isn't as fun. I love Regina Spektor and I think this song sounds a bit Regina Spektor-y which I'm so happy about. Miles Away A love letter to the person in your life that gets you away from it all. That gives you a break from all the stressful, rubbish bits of life. The person that makes it all worthwhile. Easy This is a song for the person in your life that comes out of nowhere and makes everything better. That makes the world an easy place to be when it had all gotten so hard.