Julia-Sophie, the acclaimed Anglo-French avant-garde electronic artist released forgive too slow, her debut solo album, last week. She plays The Victoria in Dalston, London, this Wednesday (31 July) to mark its release.
Norwich music legend Maria Uzor, interviewed last year by yours truly (listen here), provides support.
Haunting debut solo LP
Julia-Sophie’s LP deals with relationships, how they can go awry, and, literally, if we ‘forgive too slow’. The LP launch follows a run of brilliantly uncompromising singles like ‘I Wish’ and ‘Dial Your Number’.
She was previously a major label artist while fronting Little Fish (with whom she played with Blondie, Courtney Love, IDLES, and Juliette Lewis).
My journey with music has been weird and long. I think people assumed that the music I made was exactly what I intended to make, when it’s always just been me trying to figure it out. Being a solo artist has allowed me to really find myself and show who I am in all my messy states.
Julia-Sophie
Maria’s first release since last year’s Soft Cuts LP
Self-described mutant electronic artist Maria Uzor is promoting a new standalone single after last year’s tender/brutal debut LP Soft Cuts. ‘What U Need’ is a playful poke at social media. She said: “The tune’s kind of about how you can lose a sense of who you are if you spend too much time on there [social media].”
Her own impressive catalogue aside, Maria has collaborated with NYC funk-rockers Chk Chk Chk, Manchester-based legends A Certain Ratio, Adrian Flanagan (Acid Klaus), Baba Ali, and Mera Bhai from Flamingods.
Final thoughts
This promises to be a brilliant bill of electronica, featuring two quite different artists musically. What they share, apart from friendship, is an uncompromising approach to their art.
forgive too slow by Julia-Sophie is out now on Ba Da Bing Records.
‘What U Need’ by Maria Uzor is out now on Hey Buffalo.
Live dates
Julia-Sophie’s upcoming appearances:
Wed 31 July, Victoria Dalston, London
Thurs Aug 1, Common Ground, Oxford
Sat 3 Aug, Truck Music in-store, Oxford
And Maria’s:
Wed 31 July, Victoria Dalston, London
Fri 2 Aug, Supernormal Festival, Oxfordshire
Sat 14 Sept, Band on the Wall, Manchester
