Indie survivalist Sukie Smith returns with ‘Into The Gentle’ a sneak preview of her debut solo album ‘The Glass Gown and a Ringing Bell’ set for launch on Shillingboy Information on March eighth, 2024.

Sukie Smith – Into The Gentle

Lengthy-term readers of this weblog could recognise Sukie Smith because the frontwoman of Madam. Whereas Madam was technically a band, it all the time gave the impression to be extra of an alto-ego. Madam was all the time actually Sukie Smith, and that’s meant as no disrespect to the gifted musicians she labored with.

Madam’s three albums (In Case Of Emergency, Gone Earlier than Morning and Again To The Sea) all gloriously floated between indie, people, whispered late-night conversations and wide-screen street journey soundtracks.

Now Sukie Smith has distributed with Madam and metaphorically stepped ‘Into The Gentle’ as a fully-fledged solo artist. Followers of PJ Harvey and Sharon Van Etten will instantly discover one thing to admire.

Sukie has launched 5 singles to date, and we perceive 4 of them (Honey, Into The Gentle, The Witches Daughter, and Fastened Star) will characteristic on her debut album.

Off the present releases, it’s Into The Gentle that strikes essentially the most speedy chord. It radiates with on the spot power, positivity and empowerment. If you’re studying this and in search of constructive affirmations, you’ve discovered your observe! Into The Gentle is about shaking off the shackles of the previous and it’s wonderful.

The observe is accompanied by the bottom of lo-fi movies, which solely add to its genuine, indie attraction. This one feels deeply private and liberating.

​Uncover extra about Sukie Smith

Sukie educated as an actress on the Royal Central Faculty of Speech and Drama and has labored with many nice administrators together with Nic Roeg and Mike Leigh. She has carried out onstage at, amongst others, the Royal Court docket, West Yorkshire Playhouse and London’s West Finish.  

She not too long ago hosted a month-to-month present on Soho Radio known as SOUNDVISION. which ran for 23 instalments with chosen company together with Georgina Starr, Bruce and Flora Mclean and John Irvin, exploring the subliminal soundtrack in a visible artist inventive observe. 

Sukie frequently contributes to The Lab Magazine, a bi-monthly artwork journal curated and printed by The Laboratory Arts Collective.

​Whereas Madam has been on hiatus, Sukie has contributed vocals for Tough’s Hell is Around the Nook (reincarnated) for the re-release of Maxinquaye, out now on Common Information with extra writing and recording deliberate for 2024. 

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