Press photo by Tao Farren-Hefer
Raised in a creative family, and sheltered from the distractions of technological advancements, Manu grew up with plenty of room for her imagination to thrive. At 15, she wrote her first full composition the day her baby brother came home from the hospital and joined the band The Aztec Sapphire during her final high school exams. She notes, “I learned so much about my craft from that experience -- I learned about arrangement, recording, and gear in general. Aztec quite literally altered my world.”
Manu went on to do a stint at the University of Cape Town Music School. During this time, she connected with Ross Dorkin and Robin Brink of Beatenberg who have gone on to produce both her new EP and June, her 2019 debut EP which saw Manu named Apple Music South Africa’s ‘Favourite New Artist’ and nominated for “Best Alternative Music Album” and “Female Artist of the Year” by the SAMAs (South African Music Awards).
Determined to keep the momentum going, she worked her way from Italy to London to Berlin doing odd jobs along the way, reveling in the obscurity travel brought her and creating music she had long dreamt up.
No Room for Error reflects Manu’s inner and outer world over the course of an eventful couple of months of love, loss and visa runs. It trails her travels chronologically and the project reads like a story. The EP is unabashed about desire; vulnerable and fierce. “I approached the process with a sense of freedom and fearlessness -- no idea was ever too wild, and I really love working like that.”
‘NO ROOM FOR ERROR’ TRACK LISTING
1 - No Room for Error
2 - Waiting for a Change (waiting, for a change)
3 - Necessary Mistakes
4 - Two Weeks
5 - Over the Stove
6 - You're in Rome
7 - How Can I Apologise?
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