Promoting and Supporting Women in Music
For their first show of 2018, Kate and Mari played the usual selection of fantastic new music including tracks from Moon Palace, Aisha Badru, Bamboo Smoke, JAAYNS and Table Scraps.
They also had a bit of a chat about the recent #TimesUp campaign, with massive love for Oprah Winfrey’s incredibly powerful speech at the Golden Globes.
Listen back to the show here:
Start your weekend right with the majestic, soulful sounds of London song-writer Olivia Nelson. The 21-year-old stepped on to the scene last year sharing her sound on singles ‘Cleopatra’ & ‘Up All Night’, and now she’s revealed her latest single ‘Hideaway’.
‘Hideaway’ is a buoyant R&B infused tune that proves this “millennial soulstress” is set for big things in 2018. With production from Soulection’s Jarreau Vandal, Olivia’s ability to bind her smooth vocals with her love of contemporary pop, funk & soul arrangements makes her stand out from the crowd.
Listen to ‘Hideaway’ below and follow Olivia Nelson on Facebook for more updates.
Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut
Discovered whilst busking in the streets of Glasgow, LUCIA‘s career has taken a remarkable turn since she released her debut EP Best Boy via indie label Dead Beet Records last year. The singer has supported Black Honey, The Big Moon and The Undertones on tour, and her sound has been described as encapsulating the “bubble-gum aesthetic of The Ronettes with the seething punk attitude of Bikini Kill”.
She’s set to release her new single ‘Melted Ice Cream’ tomorrow on Jan 12th, and she’ll be celebrating alongside her band tonight at The Old Blue Last with a headline show with support from Chemtrails and HUSSY (RSVP here). Listen to the track below and make sure you head down to the gig tonight to support her.
LUCIA 2018 Live Dates
11th January – Old Blue Last, London
25th January – Camden Assembly, London with Milk Disco
Follow LUCIA on Facebook for more updates.
Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut
Black Needle Noise is the latest project from producer and musician John Fryer, who has previous production credits with the likes of Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Nine Inch Nails, Love and Rockets and HIM.
His most recent release ‘SyStem Bi’ is a collaboration with Senegalese vocalist FAKEBA, and it brims with atmospheric, sharply-produced electronics and powerful vocals which make the hairs on the back of listener’s necks rise up.
Dakar-based FAKEBA sings in her native Wolof language, creating a fusion between genres and continents “merging tradition with futurism”. This single is accompanied by a video by Gina Czarnecki, derived from her film Spintex, which encapsulates the multiple, interconnected daily rhythms of physicality and mortality.
Listen to the incredible ‘System Bi’ below and follow Black Needle Noise & FAKEBA on Facebook for more updates.
‘System Bi’ is available to download from Bandcamp now.
Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut
