This month sees Chlöe Howl return to the live stage for her first headline show in two years at London's Waiting Room.
But despite the her public absence the anticipation for her return is high as the show sold out instantly.
Since being signed to a major label as a teenager and then being dropped a couple of years later, the artist has seen plenty of sides to the music industry at a young age.
Despite being one of the breakout stars of 2014, she's now returning as an independent artist who is doing everything on her own terms.
She says: "I signed when I was 16, so I had two years of writing and then when I started to release music it was just a really positive reaction."
Her signing with major label Columbia led to the release of infectious pop tracks 'Rumour' and 'No Strings', radio plays and a small legion of pop fan listeners.
In 2014 at 19-years-old Chlöe found herself on coveted 'artists to watch' lists including BBC's Sound of, iTunes and BRIT Award's Critics Choice.
She was placed alongside hotly tipped artists including Sam Smith, FKA Twigs and Chance The Rapper, and with that comes a magnitude of expectations to deliver hits and an acclaimed debut - or be considered a 'flop'.
This sudden exposure had a big impact as Chlöe says: "Everything went from being chilled to very serious.
"I was very young - too young - I didn't know myself, and they feel they can mould you and pigeon hole you.
"That's what the industry likes to do."
And this had an inevitable affect on her recording process and autobiographical songwriting which she'd showcased already on tracks like 'Rumour'.
She adds: "My managers and label were under a lot of pressure, so I lost the original project a little bit.
"I lost my view but the people I worked with didn't think of it as a negative instead as a way to take things into my own hands."
Now, three years later Chlöe doesn't look back at her major label experiences with animosity, instead she sees it as a big learning curve which has helped mould her independent career.
She says: "I learnt so much about the industry that way. I've realised how little I knew.
"It's all quite scary but enlightening, putting together these live shows.
"No-one can pull the wool over my eyes now!"
Now in November she will headline her first gig in two years with a sold-out intimate show at London's Waiting Room.
As an independent artist she has taken control of managing her all the cogs that go into putting together a live show.
Chlöe says: "You have to organise everything yourself so it's all on you. I have to work doubly as hard to impress.
"It's not that major label artists don't work hard! But as somebody who's been dropped the push is going to come from yourself and not a big company's support."
But this is something she's enjoying as she adds: "It's so exciting because I can do whatever I want. It's rawer, and it'll just be the people I write with and stuck by me on that stage."
However she didn't need to worry about at a lack of response to the show as it sold out almost instantly and now an even bigger headline show is scheduled for February.
On the show she says: "The response has been really positive - it is an intimate venue - but I was shocked it sold out so quickly.
"It's really heartwarming that people are still interested in me!"
The show will no doubt see loyal and new listeners in attendance, she says: "I'm so pumped to see people who've been following from the beginning and never met. I'm excited for them to see the show and for me to meet them.
"Nobody has ever heard these songs before!"
As well as tracks from her 2013 EPs she'll also be debuting new live material including 'Do It Alone' and 'Magnetic'.
The much buzzed about tracks still showcase her signature sound and knack for writing a catchy hook, which she hasn't lost since the major label drop.
One reason for her authentic sound is her friendship with producer Chris Zane, who she originally worked with in New York in 2013 and stayed in contact with after her move from Columbia.
She tells us: "We remained friends throughout that time and he eventually moved to London.
"When he did, he said, 'why don’t you do whatever the f**k you want now?', so we thought 'how about we create an album together'. And that's what we did.
"I get more done than ever before working with just one producer because we've been able to develop a sound together."
The track 'Do It Alone' is another 90s pop and soul infused soundtrack that sees a natural progression from her early work.
On the track Chlöe says: "Knowingly being the other woman is the ultimate crime against girl code for me, so when I could see things were getting closer between me and a man who was taken I wrote the song.
"It's an ode to all the reasons why I would never ever take that role, even if I wanted to."
As the year comes to a close Chlöe says the new year will see her continue to put out new music, as she notes the tough climate to be noticed in the streaming era.
As Chlöe puts it: "As a new artist, because of streaming it's hard to break through and obviously the biggest artists are going to be up there at number one.
"So it's really about cultivating the fan base you have and growing from there as long as the music is strong enough.
"I think that the most organic way to do this is to keep putting stuff out there, and keep playing shows for those who've been so loyal and supported you."
Chlöe Howl plays a sold out Waiting Room show on November 6.
Meanwhile on February 7 she will play a headline date at Pickle Factory with tickets priced at £11, and available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk .
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