Ben Kidson – who opened for the Beaches at den Atelier just the night before – swung by the studio to talk songwriting, pop secrets, and what's coming next

Funnily enough, Ben says he keeps 'accidentally' writing pop songs, even though his biggest inspirations are the likes of Nirvana and My Chemical Romance. He chatted with Mer about the gig at den Atelier – and he and Tom connected on a level only indie boys can. It was a little weird. But mostly it was good fun.