I have to say though, of all the new Melfest stars of the 2010s Ace Wilder is probably the one I identify with the most, particularly in her narrative as she developed across the competition, which eerily echoed the Bildungsroman journey of being a graduate in your twenties
Busy Doin Nothin: the sound of the first six months after you've graduated, as your parents progressively see how openly scathing they can get that you're still unemployed in their house and practically rubbing their faces in it by waking up at noon every day. You have not left to meet a friend at the pub within an hour of the time you were actually supposed to meet them since some time during the second year of university. You only finally feel compelled to find a job and move out after trying that toast sandwich they had on the BBC frontpage when you run out of JSA one day and having a moment of clarity written in lightning about what a dirty little dropout you've become
Don't Worry: mid-twenties now - the sound of your first year as a professional (in name only). LOL, you're such a hot mess!!!! Obviously you're smoking weed all the time because that's all you can afford and you're doing crazy dumb stupid shit like making out with your boss and forgetting to pay rent - adulting is hard!! But you know what - wild anecdotes make you feel like you're having a life when most of your money goes on the £3 Tesco lunch meal deal and when you can't afford to go out for the last two weeks before payday!
Wild Child: you are now in your late twenties. You have been ground down mercilessly by the professional world, loathe yourself and everything you have become completely, and yearn for nothing but escape. You discover MDMA, cocaine and ketamine. Each weekend you regress to a beautiful childhood, a kingdom of dreams. Everything is fine. You are a child now. Tomorrow belongs to you