January 2020

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London Songwriter Hedara Makes No Excuses in Potent, Alt-Pop EP (Fans of Jessie Ware/ Banks)

Carmen Lees-Green

Artist: Hedara

Release: Hurts (17th January) : LISTEN HERE

Returning at the start of a new decade, Hedara continues her rich vein of electronica-tinged pop with her second EP ‘Hurts’. Releasing off the back of an incredible debut year for the project, it’s a release that explores the artists personal experiences through the vehicle of emotive, nuanced alt-pop songwriting.

Pursuing her passion for music from a young age, Hedara (real name Scarlet Billham) graduated from London’s famous BRIT School alongside Freya Ridings and others. She was enjoying a lively start to her music career, performing a number of key shows and festivals, before a near death experience, falling into a diabetic coma caused her to re-assess and re-evaluate her outlook.

Finding her way back into music, she began working with Carey Willetts (Dua Lipa, Freya Ridings, Dermot Kennedy). Together they co-wrote Hedara’s first EP Slow. Scarlet soon sent her music to industry friend Tom Speight, who loved her sound an..

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Anathema Announce We’re Here Because We’re Here European Tour

Carmen Lees-Green

Anathema will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their iconic release ‘We’re Here Because We’re Here,’ by taking the album on the road for a series of exclusive shows throughout Europe in March. They have now announced the support acts for the tour with Rendezvous Point as main support and Masvidal opening up the proceedings.

The Nordic progressive metallers Rendezvous Point released their sophomore album ‘Universal Chaos’ to rave reviews last year and Masvidal is the solo vehicle for Paul Masvidal (Cynic/ Æon Spoke) who has recently recorded a trilogy of records, Mythical Human Vessel.

Talking about the tour Danny Cavanagh says; “We never usually do anniversary tours of particular albums, but in the case of ‘We’re Here Because We’re Here,’ which is the album that began our rebirth, we feel this is something we want to do. What I love about this album and that time in our journey is the life affirming qualities in the music. It’s an album of hope, reflection, of summer, of an int..

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London based Independent Artist Margot Mool Releases New Single ‘Strip It’

Carmen Lees-Green

Margot releases new single ‘Strip It’

Ahead of Strip It the exhibition on 18th Jan
More details here

Watch HERE / Press Assets HERE

Margot – ‘Strip It’
https://youtu.be/tZcwCM6Isr8

London based independent artist Margot mool releases new single ‘Strip It’, coinciding with an exhibition/launch centring on work by non-binary artists.

Providing a listening experience that will have your body moving whilst contemplating its place in the universe, the project features composition from margot, lovingly brought to life by an eclectic mix of musicians, with influences ranging from J Dilla to Betty Davis and Hiatus Kaiyote.

Following on from previous release ‘Pay Rise’ which donated all profits to the Justice4Grenfell, ‘Strip It’ explores themes of self-acceptance, journeying from sensual soul to scratchy rock n’ roll, reflecting the bizarre universal struggle to be ‘attractive’ in the face of heteronormative beauty ideals, all the while drenched in margot’s smooth, deep vocals.

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