Magazine feature article second draft

1. Magazine Feature Article SecondDraft
‘Orphans’
LilyPorter(fromrock band’20 Story Satan’) wastenyearsold whenhermother,fatherandbrother
were involvedinatragic car accidentinCornwall.The collisionwiththe oil truckslaughteredboth
hermotherand fatheron impactas herfathersufferedfromaseriousbraininjurykillinghim
instantly,meanwhile hermotherwasthrownfromthe car,shatteringthe windshieldasshe crashed
throughit.However,miraculouslyherbrothersurvivedbutwasburiedinthe wreckthatwas once a
car fortwo hoursbefore emergencyservicesmanagedtorescue the six-year-old.He thenspentthe
nexttendaysin a coma. Luckily,Porterwasnotin the car as she wasvisitinghergrandparents.she
laterexplainedinthe interviewthatthe continuousstrength andresistanceherbrothershowed,
inspiredherworkandhernewalbum‘orphan’.
Comparedtothe roaring,boisterousatmosphere of abusyconcert,the calm andserene landscape
that is‘IntrepidFox Bar’,allowedme tosee the everydayPorterthatcan’tbe seeninthe midstof
boomingdrumsandshriekingguitars.I quickly learnthatPorterisoriginallyfromHighgate,London,
but movedtoHaiti at 16 fortwo yearsto studcontemporaryart but foundherpassionformusic
insteadandreturnedtoLondonto pursue an alternate creative fieldwhichwasinspiredbyher
brotherand parents.
Porter’smesmerisingnew single‘Orphans’issaidtobe globallyreleasedonMarch 7th
2016. The
single takesadifferentstance toherpreviousheavymetal soundhavingamore soulful tune,which
she describedas“reflectingherpainaboutthe incident”.Featuringasofter,slowerrhythmyetstill
containingthe traditional soundsof the shell-shockingguitarandbeatingdrumsthe single should
still appeal to20 StorySatan’scurrent audience.The strikinglypainfulwordsthatdescribe herordeal
are expectedtoaffectherfansina way thattheyhave neverheardbefore.Theywon’tbe listening
to the usual rock subjectsof drugs,late nightsandromance;but somethingfarmore unpredictable
and vexatious.Porterseemedtostresshow she feelsthatcivilizationneedstobe made aware of the
ever-growingissue andthe impactsthatbecomingorphanedhasonmanychildren’slives,music
being‘the onlywayshe knewhow’.