is young, smart, black, Bristish, vocally able, and styled as a Rhoda Dakar-meets Grace Jones vision of no-nonsense. She was trained as a classical piano player, sang background for Madonna, had a short career as an LA-produced RnB hottie and wrote songs fort the Pussycat Dolls. Finally it was time to record her debut album.
There is a spirit about this song that causes me to rewind it and start over without getting sick of it.
you come home from the club?
Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
Good way to add to the drunken behaviour from the club as you slowly collapse on the couch.
you take a bubble bath?
Sade - Cherish The Day
I like to feel sexy in the bath.
you ride a bicycle?
Emilie Simon - Desert
I love riding my bike and this adds to the wind blowing through my hair.
you prepare a candle light dinner?
Erykah Badu - Orange Moon
Calm music calms me down and makes me not poison my lover to be…
you go to a club?
Beyoncé - Freakum Dress
Gets your booty moving to prepare you for the dance floor.
you cook?
Common & Lily Allen - Drivin’ Me Wild
I love cooking. This helps you dancing round the kitchen as you make salmon in wine sauce.
you prepare for an important date?
Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
Empowers you. I’m mega shy, so it helps me get through the excruciating feeling of date phobia.
you want to disturb your neighbours?
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
A good scare does the soul good.
you drive a car late at night?
Dead Prez - Hip Hop
Gets your head moving whilst on the wheel.
you fall asleep?
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Love Theme II
Peace flows from this music.
you had enough of this world?
YMCK - Magical 8-bit Tour
Go out differently, right. I love this song!
you want to get inspired?
Gustavo Santaolalla & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Babel
I love scoring film music and this inspires so much. My dream is to write a classical score once. And this is a master piece of evolving sounds with different textures and types of music. Simplicity and depth.
you are love sick?
Jazmine Sullivan - Lions & Tigers & Bears
The lyrics sum up nicely how you’re feeling.
you make love?
Sade - No Ordinary Love
This is love making and sex defined by melodies.
you miss L.A.?
Simply Red - Fake
LA sucks and is fake!
you miss London?
Blur - Song 2
Blur is such a great band and reminds me of my experience of London and growing up. I can see all the boys moshing at a football match to this.
you paint your apartment?
The B-52's - Love Shack
I will most probably be painting with bright colours so the song adds to the brightness and the creativity.
you sit in a plane?
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Gets you head banging. So the person your sitting next to you quickly realises that he is about to spend the next few hours next to a looney.
you are in the sauna?
Finley Quaye - Sunday Shining
Kind of, well its hot…
you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Keeps the ghosts away.
you sit in the subway?
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Endless Flight
I love watching people and analysing their behaviour. This music adds beautifully to the actions and things you watch around you, like a movie score of life.
you wake up?
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
It makes me dance and feel like throwing cushions after a made bed. Gets me excited for the day and feel positive.
you need to get work done?
Silence. I sometimes like silence to think.
Hatcham Social
your party anthem Bill Haley & The Comets - Rock Around The Clock
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