23 September 2026 – Ria Timkin's Slow Mo Keeps the Cinematic Alt-Pop of Favourite Child Moving

British artist Ria Timkin's "Slow Mo" is receiving fresh attention following the release of her five-track "Favourite Child" EP, an alt-pop collection built around the emotional turbulence of pursuing ambitions that stubbornly refuse to come with instructions. Recorded and co-produced with Tom Wilding at Wildingsounds in Bristol, the EP brings together "Slow Mo", "Our Time" and "The Difference" alongside newer material, combining pulsing synths, layered vocals and cinematic production.

Timkin describes "Favourite Child" not as a declaration of superiority but as an exploration of approval, self-discovery and the awkward process of finding your place while chasing something uncertain. "Slow Mo" opens the collection by mixing theatrical verses with a larger cinematic chorus, carrying traces of mid-2000s electro-pop without becoming trapped in nostalgia for a period when everybody's phone still had twelve buttons.

The EP arrived on September 18 and is being supported by UK and Irish live dates. Timkin's work sits comfortably in the increasingly crowded territory between alternative songwriting and ambitious pop production, but the emphasis on narrative gives it more shape than a simple collection of atmospheric synth presets. "Favourite Child" is ultimately about pursuing dreams without pretending the pursuit is glamorous every Tuesday afternoon. "Slow Mo" makes a suitably dramatic entrance into that world, pausing the emotional chaos just long enough to turn it into a chorus.