Covers, by Marika Hackman

Covers

by Marika Hackman

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1.	You Never Wash Up After Yourself 01:35	buy track
2.	Phantom Limb 03:10	buy track
3.	Playground Love 02:28	buy track
4.	Realiti 03:06	buy track
5.	Jupiter 4 03:46	buy track
6.	Pink Light 03:25	buy track
7.	Between The Bars 02:35	buy track
8.	Temporary Loan 03:56	buy track
9.	In Undertow 03:18	buy track
10.	All Night 03:32	buy track

about

During the extended stay-at-home order of the last few months, Marika felt that creating a covers record was a way of exploring new sound ideas and expressing herself without having the pressure of the blank page. She recorded and produced Covers between home and her parents’ house, then got the legendary David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The xx, Let’s Eat Grandma) to mix it. David also co-produced her excellent 2019 record Any Human Friend. In contrast to her last two albums (including 2017’s I’m Not Your Man), this collection of songs is more akin in tone and feel to her debut We Slept At Last, with a darker and more introspective sound. On Covers, we hear Marika’s emotive voice set against sparse arrangements of guitars and strings with the occasional synth or scattered drum groove.

Breathing new life into the songs she’s chosen, Marika reimagines work by some of the world's most beloved artists such as Radiohead, Grimes and Elliott Smith. It’s a suitably varied collection, but Marika’s intimate delivery and soft, nuanced and atmospheric touch to production, thread them all together effortlessly.

Marika explains how she came to choose the material: “When it comes to covers, I like to pick songs which I have been listening to obsessively for a while. It gives me a natural understanding of the music, and lets me be more innovative with how I transform it.”

First single “Realiti” is a stripped back piano and guitar based version of the Grimes classic from her most celebrated album Art Angels. Marika’s take is a total reinvention and yet it feels wholly her own. Muna’s “Pink Light” from their 2019 record Saves The World is a slice of dark pop, reminiscent of The Cure. In Marika’s hands, it’s a remarkably seamless switch-up to convert these into slower, brooding soft jams.

Marika’s version of Air’s “Playground Love” is one of the highlights, taken from the soundtrack the group composed for Sofia Coppola’s coming of age The Virgin Suicides, the result being a moodier, disorientating reworking of a classic modern moment.

Final track “All Night” sees Marika tackling one of the standouts from Beyonce’s Grammy-nominated Lemonade. Again, Marika flips the song on its head. Joined by a choir of stacked vocal harmonies, Marika’s voice transcends to conjure a deep emotional resonance.

Adventurous and versatile, Covers continues Marika’s lineage in turning each body of work into a new take and perspective on her creative vision. She twists and turns, always surprises, and is never afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve. It remains anyone’s guess to imagine where she will head next.

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released November 13, 2020

2020 Sub Pop Records

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Marika Hackman England, UK

Big Sigh sees Marika leave the carnal days of her 20s behind, crafting a beautiful and complex piece of work which is less a photo-real documentation of the moment, but more like an artist peering through a gap in a door to reassess her former life.

It is an edifying blend of sadness, stress and lust, but mostly - and crucially - that of relief. ... more

shows

Sep 5

Drake Hotel Underground

Toronto, ON
Sep 7

The Sinclair

Cambridge, MA
Sep 9

Elsewhere - The Hall

New York (NYC), NY
Sep 11

Johnny Brenda's

Philadelphia, PA
Sep 12

The Atlantis

Washington, DC
Sep 14

The Earl

East Atlanta, GA
Sep 16

White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs

Houston, TX
Sep 17

The Ballroom

Austin, TX
Sep 18

Tulips

Fort Worth, TX
Sep 20

Sister

Albuquerque, NM
Sep 21

Club Congress

Tucson, AZ
Sep 24

Lodge Room

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Sep 25

The Independent

San Francisco, CA
Sep 28

Madame Lou's

Seattle, WA
Sep 29

Biltmore Cabaret

Vancouver, BC
Oct 3

Turf Club

St. Paul, MN
Oct 4

Vivarium

Milwaukee, WI
Oct 5

Sleeping Village

Chicago, IL

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