Nicole Appleton says her son Gene Gallagher helped spark the return of Appleton with her sister Natalie Appleton, leading to the duo’s first new release in more than 20 years.
The sisters recently released Falling Into You, reviving the Appleton project that originally formed after All Saints first split in 2001. Nicole shared how the idea came together during an interview with Rolling Stone.
“I remember one day Gene said to me, ‘Mum, why don’t you just go back into the studio with Auntie Nat?'”
Gene, 24, is Nicole’s son with Liam Gallagher. According to the sisters, their children were a major influence in encouraging them to revisit the Appleton project.
“(Our kids) are our harshest critics and if they didn’t think it was a good idea, they would have said, ‘Nah!’
“They’re massive fans and I think they thought we should’ve maybe thought more of ourselves and they just gave us that little nudge to give it a go.”
First Appleton music since 2003
Falling Into You marks the duo’s first new Appleton material since their 2003 album Everything’s Eventual. At the time, Appleton emerged as a separate project following All Saints’ initial split in 2001, giving the sisters space to explore their own sound.
The recent single arrived without a long-term plan, but the response has already pushed them toward more music.
“We just had such an incredible reaction to the single and after that we were like, ‘We’re going to have to do more.’ I mean, there’s a few we’ve been working on.”
Natalie says any future album will continue in a similar style to their earlier work.
“It’s just always going to have the same vibe. It will be along the same genre of what we’ve always done.”
Family support and upcoming shows
The Appleton sisters say their families will be watching closely when they perform live again this summer, something they expect will be an emotional moment.
“I think they’re going to be very emotional I think.”
“They’ll shed a tear probably.”
The pair also say their relationship remains close, with daily conversations and regular FaceTime calls keeping them connected despite busy schedules.
“We’re loving sisters. Every single day we speak.”
“Today, we had to get here early so we could talk before this even started even though we spoke this morning on FaceTime for about an hour too.
“We talk in the car on the way home and then we’ll FaceTime when we get home again.”
