Tracey Thorn: Last News

Everything But The Girl have announced that they will be playing their first shows in 25 years in London soon.It comes after January 2023 saw the band return with their first new music in 24 years, dropping the stirring single ‘Nothing Left To Lose’.It marked the lead single to their then-upcoming new studio album titled ‘Fuse’, and was followed by other singles including ‘Caution To The Wind’ and ‘Run A Red Light’.Now, after sharing their comeback album in April 2023, the band have now confirmed that they will be taking to the stage again for their first live shows in a quarter of a century.They made the announcement on social media, confirming that they would be taking to the stage at an intimate London venue next month for two back-to-back shows. The gigs will see singer Tracey Thorn and multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt joined by Rex Horan on bass, and tickets are already sold out.“Hi, all. We play two shows at London’s MOTH club, Apr 6 & 7,” they began in the update.

Tracey Thorn has shared her own review of a recent concert by Charli XCX, whom she declares as an “artist of the moment”.In a review published by The New Statesman, the Everything But The Girl singer wrote at length about attending a Charli XCX concert, namely her star-studded London show at The O2, an event she described as having a mood that was “chaotic, euphoric, a bit messy, a bit frantic and drunkenly tearful.”“A recent London show proved ‘Brat’ is the album of the year, and she is the artist of the moment,” Thorn wrote in its subhead. “Am I too old to join in?”She continued, pondering: “Am I too old to like Charli XCX? It’s a bit naff isn’t it, people my age going on about a “brat summer”, thinking it makes them down with the kids.”A post shared by Tracey Thorn (@traceythorn)She reflected on the idea of music-loving parents attending shows by artists with primarily younger fans, like Mitski and The Last Dinner Party – the latter whose cancelled Lincoln gig attracted minor controversy for the behaviour of its security staff towards a handful of adult male ticketholders.“I suppose the worry is that there’s something predatory about a person of my age liking younger artists,” Thorn wrote, adding that she has talked at length before about “wanting more music that reflects the stage of life I’m at now”.In a 2023 interview with NME, to promote Everything But The Girl’s latest album ‘Fuse’, Thorn said: “We live in the same world.

Astrud Gilberto, known for her sultry song “The Girl From Ipanema,” passed away at 83. Gilberto, which popularized Brazilian bossa nova in the United States in the 1960s, has over four decades of musical and recording career.Despite working with celebrated musicians like Gil Evans, Stanley Turrentine, James Last, and George Michael, “The Girl From Ipanema,” written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, is her biggest success.Gilberto was married to João Gilberto, known as the father of the bossa nova.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor For those without long memories, Everything But the Girl are a British duo that first emerged in the early 1980s as a sort of neo-jazz outfit combining Tracey Thorn’s virtuoso but downcast vocals and Ben Watt’s formidable guitar playing. Over the next 15 years they morphed impressively through different styles — from Smiths-style jangly alt-rock to the slick pop of “The Language of Life” — but with 1994’s “Amplified Heart,” electronics began to enter their latest jazz-trio-ish incarnation. And when house music producer Todd Terry’s dancefloor-driven remix of that album’s “Missing” became a surprise global hit, Watt immediately embraced the then-burgeoning drum n’ bass scene in the U.K. and within months was behind the turntables for nearly all of the group’s live sets. The next two albums, “Walking Wounded” and “Temperamental,” evolved this sound, with beats and atmospheric keyboards creating the backdrop for Thorn’s increasingly soulful singing.

APPOINTMENTSManagement company YMU has hired Yvette Medina as Head Of Latin Music. She joins from her own management business the Creative Management Firm. “YMU’s global resources and commitment to continue driving Latin music forward on a global scale aligned with my vision and passion, making them a perfect partner”, she says.Music publisher Wise Music has promoted Marcus Wise to CEO for Europe.

Everything But The Girl have shared the second track of their comeback – listen to new single ‘Caution To The Wind’ below.The duo returned last month with new single ‘Nothing Left To Lose’, their first new music in 24 years, and details of a new studio album titled ‘Fuse’, which will come out on April 21 via Buzzin’ Fly/Virgin,The indie-electronica duo of singer Tracey Thorn and multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt released 10 albums before they split in 2000, their last being 1999’s ‘Temperamental’.Of their comeback, Watt told NME recently: “We’ve never been a particularly nostalgic band – we’ve always been known for making a different record every time. Sometimes that’s meant going against the mainstream, but we just try to keep ourselves interested and keep things contemporary.“We wanted to come back with something modern-sounding,” he added.

Everything But The Girl have announced that they will release ‘Fuse’ – their first new album for nearly a quarter of a century – this spring.“Ironically the finished sound of the new album was the last thing on our mind when we started in March 2021”, says Tracey Thorn. “Of course, we were aware of the pressures of such a long-awaited comeback, so we tried to begin instead in a spirit of open-minded playfulness, uncertain of the direction, receptive to invention”.“It was exciting”, adds Ben Watt.