ABOVE: ISOBEL STONAN. PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. RECORDS.

Isobel Stonan is not yet a household name, despite the fact that she nabbed half of a Grammy win in early 2013. Stonan's songs can be heard on various video games, television programs and various music videos that have captured the attention of the Youtube and hipster blogging community around the world. That-one-single she leant her voice and songwriting skills to - Somebody That I Used to Know - was crammed down your throat so much that she sometimes feels 'strangely sorry for people who have heard it so much' (her own words). Australian born and bred, Stonan has lived in Los Angeles under 'rather sketchy circumstances' since shortly after she left high school, to which a great deal of effort and visible strain has been put forth to avoid using the words 'dropped out of' in her many video interviews. At 26 years old, Stonan has alluded that the stigma of avoiding admitting that she dropped out may have something to do with her Chinese mother's intense disappointment with her seemingly irrational choice to leave school behind and jet off to America to figure music out. To Stonan, that probably seems lightyears ago however - and when she's asked whether or not she had dreamed up the life of becoming a soulful, Grammy holding pop-star her replies are as modest as they are vague when questioned on other more personal subjects.

INTERVIEWER: It's really nice to chat with you, you're on tour right now aren't you? Through the States? How are you liking that?

ISOBEL STONAN: It's been really fun, it's going to end sometime in late November because of all the fucking Americans [she's referring to Thanksgiving]! Ruining everything, no - I'm joking. I've had an amazing time playing new songs, off of 'The Golden Echo'. I felt like I was sort of stuck with old material for a long time, and to see that people know the words to these newer songs is pretty amazing.

INTERVIEWER: I bet. Is it strange to think that just early last year, you were up on the Grammy stage?

STONAN: Yes, definitely. I don't really think that was me. Sometimes I think it was somebody else entirely. I really didn't do much for that song, either. And I feel strangely sorry for people who have heard it so much!

INTERVIEWER: But it was everywhere, and some say a large part of that had to do with you. You made the song more relatable.

STONAN: Yeah, that's fair enough! I think that's a nice compliment. I'm not complaining at all, by the way. It was amazing to be there. And at the ARIAs back home and everything.

INTERVIEWER: Well you really like to celebrate, don't you? You have quite a few pictures up on Instagram with a drink in hand!

STONAN: I guess so.

INTERVIEWER: You've been promoting your latest album, as you mentioned. Is that something you're taking more pride in over your previous releases?

STONAN: I can't really say that. My previous releases were all very close to my heart. This time I got to work with exactly who I wanted to though, which sounds a little snotty - but - ah, I don't know! I was also older this time around, and I feel like, more experienced. Although I'm still sure I have a lot of growing to do, and experimentation.

INTERVIEWER: 'The Golden Echo' has gotten a lot of good reviews, and it's definitely worthy as a follow up to 'Vows'. Back to the subject of your social media though, your Instagram -

STONAN: Oh god! What about it? I post so many things on there and on Twitter, sometimes I'm a little drunk and think it's such a great idea and then later I cringe at myself. But lately I've been getting SO many nasty comments on Twitter, a lot of... I guess, women haters seem to have come after me. I don't know what I did, but I guess sending a couple of... emojis in response to someone telling me to stay in the kitchen really caused an uproar. So honestly, this time around I can say I really didn't do much to incite the flaming! It came toward me first!

INTERVIEWER: Some people were saying that you shouldn't have responded to something like that at all. A lot of people have been saying you find any excuse to argue, and that social media probably isn't the best place to do it.

STONAN: I wouldn't say that's true. I know we're also veering off the path of music right now, but I've been accused of a lot of things - especially over the past couple of years. Being lesbian - which who the fuck cares?, being feminist like it's a curse word, lying about my family - seriously, someone told me I was lying about my ethnicity recently - so sometimes there's a lot for me to say and when I'm being attacked I don't like to simply stand down. I think, in a way, it helps other girls know that it's okay not to take shit constantly either. Men too, and you know, there are plenty of male feminists and great men out there. I try to offer some... insights I think. Any way that I can. Does that make sense?

INTERVIEWER: It does. Before I let you go - can you explain a little bit about your latest single, 'Miracle'? You have fantastic vocals, by the way.

STONAN: Oh wow, thank you very much. I'm terrible at telling people what my songs mean! Honestly, I think '90's Music' was a big shock for everyone! Nobody was really expecting that from me. I know a lot of people had different opinions about it, but I feel like 'Miracle' is a little bit closer to my old style - but it's still about growing for me. I wrote it at a time where I was really unsure about the whole music business, to be honest. I wasn't contemplating quitting or anything, but I just had this sort of upbeat melody in my brain and a certain person on my mind... and that just happened to come out. For a while, we debated whether or not it would even be on the album. The video was a lot of fun to shoot, it's just me running around this huge fancy castle - opening doors and looking for answers sort of. I don't really know how or why we came up with that one...

ISOBEL STONAN'S LATEST ALBUM 'THE GOLDEN ECHO' IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, FOR MORE ON THE ARTIST VISIT HER WEBSITE.