The Fader contributor Kim Taylor Bennett meets the London artist and dives into the story of her new album ‘Devotion’.
“People who live in the UK love to talk about the weather, and England has spent the summer sweating. When I FaceTime with Tirzah, she’s taking advantage of the late afternoon cool-off, sitting in her mom’s backyard in South London, the birds tweeting as we talk. In recent days, the singer has turned 31 and moved from Ladywell with her partner Kwake (who’s also a producer and musical cohort of Sampha) and their baby. ‘She just came along and there is nothing better, she’s beautiful!’ smiles Tirzah, speaking of their 8-month old child.
“The couple are currently searching for a permanent spot, but Mom’s house is their temporary home until then. Amid this upheaval, the singer’s also been juggling the run-up to releasing her debut album, Devotion. ‘I don’t know what we were thinking!’ she exclaims while laughing at the timing of it all, possessing a thoroughly un-fussed, extremely chill demeanor.
“Her music comes from a place of experimentation, friendship, and a joy for creation unfettered by a timeline or accompanying social media strategy (she has made, to date, only two Instagram posts). She’s been making music with her best buddy Mica Levi (otherwise known as Micachu) since meeting as 13-year-olds at Purcell music school on the outskirts of London. At the time, Tirzah was studying harp. Mica — or, Meeks, as Tirzah calls her — went on to make music as Micachu and the Shapes and score a series films (including Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin), while Tirzah studied textiles at college, eventually landing in print design for a fashion company.”
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