Ask Maisie Peters what it’s like to be a new musician and she’ll shoot you a quizzical look. She gets the idea, but her initial reaction is to wonder how to analyse a feeling that’s become the status quo.

How does it feel to write and release songs that thrill an ever-expanding fanbase? For Peters, a more interesting question would be to ask what it might be like not to make music. For the 19-year-old, this has already become a ...