“An undeniably powerful narrative” –
NYLON
“A summer-ready pop song
with hand-claps and a whispery melody you won't be able to shake.” – FADER
“Mesmerizingly Beautiful” –
Idolator
“Dreamy introspection
punctuated by pulsating rhythm.” – BUST
Just ahead of the release of her debut LP
Alice
Jemima, that is due out March 3rd, 2017 via
Sunday Best, English singer
Alice
Jemima is thrilled to share the artful video for her viral cover of
Blackstreet’s iconic track
“No Diggity”.
Watch it
HERE.
The single, which appears on her debut self-titled
album, was her initial breakthrough single which went viral and now stands at
over 3 million plays. The video was shot in London and features freestyle skate
crew High Rollaz.
In
Jemima’s own words: “
I first chose to
cover 'No Diggity' after hearing Chet Fakers striped-back version of it - but I
wasn’t planning to do anything with it, I was just playing around in my studio.
But then I played it to my family and friends and they loved it, so I put it up
on my Soundclound. I definitely didn’t expect it to get the amount of plays
that it did in such a short amount of time, I’m still completely bowled over by
that, and this is why it’ll be on my album.”
Furthermore,
Alice Jemima will make her US debut next month at SXSW, her complete performance
schedule is forthcoming.
Inspired by the likes of Shura and the xx, her efforts
on this standout debut entice with alluring, beat-driven frameworks and
addictive, saccharine vocals. The creeping “Diamonds And Bones”is whisper soft
but full of foreboding; the pretty "Under The Radar" skips
around a pulsating bassline, while the classic-sounding “So” marries an
exploratory xx-esque guitar figure with percussive beats and Jemima's soft
croon. “So” was also the song that helped shape the sound of her album
“My
voice can sound really young – it needs to be surrounded by the right things to
really shine, so I found that beats and darker keys and minimal guitar fits
around my voice nicely.”
Jemima’s debut
Liquorice EP was
released back in June to a receptive audience, with the lead track “Liquorice”
being selected by Radio 1’s Huw Stephens as his Tip Of The Week and John
Kennedy’s X-Posure Big One on Radio-X and to date has over 470,000 Spotify
streams. Her subsequent single release “Dodged a Bullet” has now been play
listed at Radio 1 and currently stands at over 755,000 Spotify streams.
Jemima's initial breakthrough arrived in 2014 when her sultry cover of
Blackstreet's “No Diggity” suddenly blazed its way to nearly 3 million plays
prompting multiple label offers and a subsequent label deal with Sunday Best.
With a recent Ladyhawke tour support under her belt,
as well as performing live on the Radio 1 BBC Introducing Stage at their summer
Big Weekend live show in Devon and owning the stage at a packed out Big Top
performance at both Bestival & Camp Bestival, 2016 has been an exciting
year for Alice Jemima and with the upcoming release of her debut album, 2017
looks even more promising.
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