I am really excited to be joining the lineup for a new edition of The Bushwick Book Club on the 20th March at Green Note. I’ll be performing a song inspired by I, Ada and am honoured that many other artists will be contributing their own songs too. The Bushwick Book Club combines the things… Read more »
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I, ADA – The Times’ Children’s Book of the Week
I am totally delighted that I, ADA was chosen as the Children’s Book of the Week by Alex O’Connell in The Times. Read the article here [paywall] or pasted below: It’s been a bad week for the algorithm, with its blunt treatment of teachers’ exam assessments. Thankfully, this imaginatively told story of the British… Read more »
Metallica cover to celebrate The Otherlife
Every artist must have a to-be-covered list, and on mine there has always been a song by Metallica. When the band that I was a part of, Second Person, was playing a residency at Pizza on the Park (very fancy), we sometimes used to play a bit of ‘My Friend of Misery’ as an outro… Read more »
Preorder The Otherlife
The Otherlife comes out on the 7th July! But you can preorder it now from Amazon and Waterstones, or ask your local bookshop to order it for you…
Interview and live songs on Soho Radio
Last week I was the guest of Tony Moore, along with the delightful Susan Black for his Musical Emporium show on Soho Radio. I played The Architect’s Son and My First, Last and Greatest Love live in the studio; Tony also played Robber Bride for the first time. Listen here.
The Story of Atlas
This song is one of my favourites from I Am Not The Night. We added it to the album late; it was written just before we started recording. It came from a handful notes, originally: the A major chord with a rising scale in the right hand, and a D sharp, played over the arpeggios…. Read more »