Driving home on one of the wettest days yet last week, and finally having had enough of the xx's debut album (strangely the only CD that will play in my car that has been on repeat for months), I managed to catch the end of Marika Hackman's brand new single Drown getting its Zane Lowe premiere. Soundtracking the deepest of blue skies to dramatic effect as the last of the light slowly faded, her latest effort couldn't have been timed better. It's dark yet enticingly beautiful rays of softly plucked guitar strings affixing your every attention, drawing you forever deeper in to their transfixing spell. "To suffocate in your smoke, I'd choke on you if I could, Maybe I will" isn't the most uplifting of lyrics but then again Marika has never been one for shying away from the grittiness in pop, and that's we so love about her.

Drown is taken from Marika Hackman's forthcoming debut album 'We Slept At Last' set for release 16th February 2015 through Dirty Hit Records. Her single ‘Drown’ will preceed on 8th December 2014. See below for a full rundown of her forthcoming live dates. Tickets are available from: http://marikahackman.com

Live Dates - November 2014
Monday 3rd - Edinburgh – Electric Circus
Tuesday 4th - Carlisle - Brickyard
Wednesday 5th - Sheffield – The Harley
Thursday 6th - Liverpool – East Village Art Club
Saturday 8th - Manchester - Gullivers
Sunday 9th - Leeds – The Wardrobe
Monday 10th - Leicester - The Musician
Tuesday 11th - York – The Duchess
Thursday 13th - Birmingham – The Sunflower Lounge
Friday 14th - Nottingham – The Bodega
Sunday 16th - Bristol – Birdcage
Monday 17th - Norwich - Epic Studios
Tuesday 18th - London - XOYO
Wednesday 19th - Cambridge – The Portland Arms
Thursday 20th - Brighton - Green Door Store

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