SINGER and songwriter Callaghan plays The Basement, City Screen, York tomorrow on her ll-date summer tour, promoting her June 30 EP, The Other Side.

Callaghan's past three singles, Best Year, We Don't Have To Change The World and Last Song, from her 2015 album A History Of Now, have been playlisted by BBC Radio 2. This time, the Lincolnshire pianist and guitarist has switched from Nashville to Los Angeles, enlisting producer Anthony J Resta, whose credits include Elton John, Duran Duran and Blondie.

Moving further towards pop while maintaining the honest emotions of a singer-songwriter, The Other Side marks a change in direction for the Boston-born artist, who moved from London to Atlanta in 2010. The four-track EP has a bigger, more cinematic sound, led off by the euphoric, uptempo title song that finds Callaghan at her most political.

“I tend to stay away from politics in my music,” says the 30-year-old Callaghan, who recorded her first album with Atlanta singer, songwriter and producer Shawn Mullins, entitled Life In Full Colour, in 2012. “But having been in the UK for the referendum and the US for the Presidential election, I wanted to write a song that touched on how divided people have become, and how some political leaders offer simple solutions to very complex problems.”

The new EP also features the uplifting, Celtic-influenced Solid Ground, the understated ballad Surrender and the raw emotion of I Don’t Know How To Lose You, a powerful response to the grief of losing someone you love.

Callaghan worked not only with Anthony J Resta, but also with Starr Parodi and Jeff Fair, who have created music for Hollywood films, giving her the opportunity to explore a sound to which her previous songwriting has always leaned. “It’s been an amazing experience to write and record in LA, with such a fantastically talented group of producers and musicians,” she says. “We wanted to create songs which draw the listener in, paint pictures in your mind and stir your emotions.”

The Other Side is the start of an exciting new chapter for Callaghan, whose first name is Georgina. It is the first of three EPs planned for the next 12 months, a route she has chosen over releasing a new studio album. “The way that people consume music these days has changed so much, and EPs seem to fit with people’s appetite for new music little and often," she reasons. "It also gives me the freedom to share new music more often and really concentrate on producing four great songs every few months.”

The Other Side will be on sale at tomorrow's gig, when Callaghan also will showcase songs from the forthcoming EPs in an 8pm show presented by Under The Influence. Tickets cost £11 at thebasementyork.co.uk or callaghansongs.com