With nearly two decades of silencing audiences behind her, tonight Terri Walker comes full circle. Having worked with some of the biggest players in the music industry, gaining unrivaled insight and traversing her way through some incredible highs and lows, now - she says - it’s time to return to the blueprint and go it alone. In 2003 the London-born song writer with operatic roots dropped ‘Untitled’, her critically acclaimed debut album featuring a collaboration with Mos Def, and was nominated for the Mercury Prize and four MOBO awards. Accolades helped along by maestro Mos Def? Unli...
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Nils Frahm, the Berlin-based pianist and composer was in incredible form at St John-at-Hackney Church last week. Here is what I thought...
Read more →Surfer Blood are at the most perilous stage in any young band’s career: the second album. Released on Monday, their new record Pythons has all the hallmarks of a success; major label backing (Warner Music), a world-renowned producer (Gil Norton) and a few years touring with the likes of Pixies and Foals. However, their image took a beating (pun acknowledged, and apologised for) last year when singer John Paul Pitts was arrested for domestic battery. Though the charges were dropped, there remains a sense of unease surrounding the group. Additionally, the new record, with its deeply personal...
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