Marie Naffah
London-based singer-songwriter Marie Naffah joins the dots between Florence and The Machine and Aretha Franklin, via insightful wordplay inspired by musical poets such as Leonard Cohen and Alex Turner, to create a sound that is entirely her own: captivating lyricism wrapped in a soaring delivery that manages to straddle the line between timeless and contemporary.
Marie was named MTV’s Unsigned Artist of the Year before releasing a song. Now several singles in, she has done more than most: from delivering her own TED Talk and touring the US to scoring a movie for the BFI Female Film Festival. Her recent string of sold-out London shows included iconic venues such as Omeara, The Lexington, Camden Assembly and Ronnie Scott’s.
In 2019 Marie took a road trip across the US. The journey proved pivotal in her development as an artist, inspiring her to create her 2021 EP release, Golden State. It sits “halfway between London and Americana...new contemporary music with a brush of soul”. Recorded with Simon Byrt (Pixx, Charlotte OC, Babeheaven) and Neil Comber on mixing (Florence and the Machine, Glass Animals, Charlie XCX).
She is creating new music which we can’t wait to share with you all.
“A statement of empowerment” - Clash
“Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell-inspired swishy, emotive pop” - NME
“Stirring pop choruses, stitched with subtle guitar cues & booming vocals” - Line of Best Fit
"There’s a lot of fun to be had on ‘Wasteland’ and it quite rightly declares Naffah as a musical force capable of thrilling and unexpected things” - Gigwise
“The London-born artist is following in the restless footsteps of the great folk and rock songwriters” - The Independent
“Few singers have as much soul as Marie Naffah” - EARMILK
“A master of imagery and insightful wordplay”- London In Stereo
“It’s an immaculate release that considers absolutely everything, clearly pushing the boundaries of listener interaction to the max” - Xune Mag
“Marie’s voice possesses a raw soul and her songwriting is endlessly honest”- FAULT Magazine
“The most composed composer you will ever meet in the music industry in the pandemic era, the graft of the craft and being the engine of your own success” - The Edinburgh Reporter
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