New EP from West End star and award-winning writer released to mark Mental Health Awareness Week

An EP of five original pop songs co-written by Craig Mather and Gus Gowland, entitled In Motion, has been released today to mark Mental Health Awareness Week.

Gowland and Mather began sharing their experiences of mental health challenges via WhatsApp early on during the pandemic, to stay connected and to support one another. These messages evolved into lyrics and musical ideas, transforming over time into an ambition: a pop EP exploring mental health. From this ambition, In Motion emerged.

Each song is inspired by a different – or shared – experience of mental health challenges, reflecting the stress and anxiety exacerbated by the pandemic and repeated lockdowns. With Damocles’ sword hanging over the live theatre industry, sharing voice notes on WhatsApp turned into a pressure-free way to stay connected to creativity.

Gowland said: “The EP has been a light in an otherwise dark year. It started so organically – just two friends sharing ideas, without any pressure of making anything. So it’s lovely that it’s become this collection of songs that we’re really very proud of”.

Mather added: “We started making music to help and reflect our mental health. It feels so right to be releasing the EP during Mental Health Awareness Week”.

In Motion is available on streaming platforms worldwide now.