Ella More - Never Even Happened (Single) + 10 Questions

Ella More’s Never Even Happened arrived quietly, and that was the point. It isn’t about heartbreak as spectacle, or reinvention for the sake of it. It’s about the calm that comes when something ends cleanly, when you realise you’re safe without needing to be saved.

Written and recorded with long time collaborator Logan Aspin, the song lives in restraint rather than genre. It sits in a soft, spacious place where feeling leads and labels fall away. Making music this way once felt selfish to me. Now it feels pure.

The track reflects on the lives we might have lived, the moments that could have shifted everything, and leaves space for listeners to sit with those thoughts without being told what to feel. That same idea runs through the visualiser. A suitcase carried, dragged, and eventually released. It isn’t about rejecting the past, but choosing not to be defined by what you no longer need to hold.

Never Even Happened marks a commitment to freedom. Fewer masks, more presence, and a deeper connection with the people who find themselves in my songs. It isn’t a reinvention. It’s a release. And sometimes, the most powerful way forward is simply deciding what not to carry anymore.

Ella More sat down with Wordplay Magazine to answer our infamous 10 Questions:

1. So tell me, how did it all begin? What sparked your love for music?

For as long as I can remember I’ve loved music and poetry. When I think back to my childhood there was always music. Sunday mornings with my moms records, evenings with my dads classical CDs. They always encouraged me to play instruments from a young age, and I started playing the Saxophone when I was about 8/9 years old. I’m not exactly sure when I started writing, but I can say I wasn’t instantly good at it. It took me a while to find the right words to express the way I was feeling. But then it became like therapy, and now it’s just a part of who I am and how I navigate life. When I’m in the studio making something new is the time when I feel most at peace. The time when I feel most like myself, and exactly where I need to be.

2. Who are some artists that influence you and that you want to work with in the future?

Top 3 at the moment would be James Blake, Saya Gray, Naomi Sharon.

3. What projects do you have coming up and can you give us any info on them?

Twisted Game and Never Even Happened are the first two singles from my debut EP which is  coming out later this year. It’s been a long journey for me of finding myself and understanding myself as an artist and this project reflects that. It has parts of everything that I love. There’s stripped back and acoustic, there’s big and pop-y, there’s angst, there’s emotional, there’s loud and quiet, fast and slow. It’s everything, and I feel so at home within it all. I really wanted my first project to show all sides of me as an artist, and this feels like it does that. I’m a bit all over, some days I’m happy, others sad, others reflective etc. Then the music that’s coming after is diving deeper into each of these moods. It’s a journey and I’m looking forward to sharing it with fans, in the hope that I can create a space for them to turn to for whatever mood they're in.

4. How would you describe your sound?

Honest. For a long time I felt restricted by genres and expectations. It took me a long time to shake all of that off and now the most important thing is the feeling. My sound changes and morphs depending on what mood I’m in, but the depth of emotion is a constant. I always write from a very honest and raw space, and build the music around that as an extension of what’s being said. Also alt-pop, indie….soulful.

5. What's your proudest moment to date so far as an artist?

Supporting Jungle at Birmingham Utilita Arena was a surreal moment in my career. It was such a full circle moment for me. The first arena show I ever went to see was Beyonce on her I am Sasha Fierce tour in 2009, so to play on that same stage was something I’ll never forget.

6. Do you have any advice for our readers who may be trying to play the mad game of music?

Where to start! A career in music involves so much that isn’t music or making music. I think one of my biggest pieces of advice would be not to get lost in all of that. The most important thing is always the music, everything else is secondary to that but can end up taking more time and space. It’s important to remember the part of it that you love the most and hold on to it as tightly as you can. I had a period where I completely lost that and I was left wondering why I was even doing this. Then I got back into the studio and wrote something new and it all came flooding back to me, like ‘ohhhhh this is why’. Also, A&R’s will tell you what you want to hear and rarely follow through. The best way to do it is not to focus on the industry at all and just focus on connecting with real people and fans of the music who understand what you’re trying to do. If you can build that, the industry will come running. Protect your bubble and do things because they feel right, not because you feel like you should or because that’s what everyone else is doing.

7. Are there any artists on your radar right now that we should check out?

Nilufer Yanya, just obsessed with her at the moment. I feel like she makes the perfect music for this time of year. I also just discovered Ethereal Decay on Soundcloud. She’s incredible, super atmospheric and her voice is beautiful.

8. What albums are on heavy rotation on your Spotify playlist currently?

Radiohead - OK Computer

Saya Gray - SAYA

Olivia Dean - The art of loving

9. What do you like to do when you're not making music?

When I’m not making music I love to cook, run, edit videos, free-write, spend as much time outside as possible, dance, and romanticise everything.

10. Name Three things you can't live without when in the studio?

Snacks, warm water and my notes app.