The Belfast Composer and Songwriter Conn Thornton Discusses Their Career, Their Upcoming EP, “When Bethesda Lands They’ll Throw Us a Parade,” and The Influence of Cinema on Their Work - Post-Burnout

The Belfast Composer and Songwriter Conn Thornton Discusses Their Career, Their Upcoming EP, “When Bethesda Lands They’ll Throw Us a Parade,” and The Influence of Cinema on Their Work - Post-Burnout

The musician Conn Thornton grew up in Belfast. From an early age, they studied and performed classical piano. However, despite being a musician, they were somewhat divorced from their local music scene. “Pop music was something that only really came to me in my really late teenage years, honestly,” Conn tells Post-Burnout.“I sort of started getting into the real basic indie ones when I was nineteen. This didn’t include…well, it included some peo…