Denai Moore
Denai Moore is a British-Jamaican artist and singer who rose to prominence as a guest vocalist on SBTRKT's 2014 album Wonder Where We Land. She released her first album Elsewhere in 2015 and her second album We Used To Bloom was released in 2017.[1] She has been described as "one to watch out for" by The Fader.[2]
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Moore was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where she started to learn to play keyboard from her father. Her family moved to Stratford, London when she was 10.[3] After she left school, she played in small clubs in East London before being signed to Because Music.[4]
Her musical style is a mix of soul, folk, electronic and other styles, and Moore has said she takes influence from Lauryn Hill and Bon Iver.[5] She refers to her own music as "genre free".[6]
Moore's first single, "The Lake", was produced by Plan B.[7] Her album Elsewhere was produced by Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Savages).[8]
Moore's second album We Used To Bloom was released on 16 June 2017.[9]
References
- "We Used To Bloom". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- "Hear "I Swore," A Tearful Ballad From SBTRKT Collaborator Denai Moore". The FADER. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Denai Moore - New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Commeillas, David. "Denai Moore, la candeur électro-folk". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Denai Moore - New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Denai Moore on 'Trickle' visual: 'it represents the unexpected nature of anxiety'". gal-dem. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Cragg, Michael (11 October 2013). "Denai Moore – The Lake: New music". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Cragg, Michael (5 April 2015). "Denai Moore: Elsewhere review – debut album soaked in sadness". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Day, Laurence (10 May 2017). "Denai Moore announces new record We Used To Bloom". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 July 2017.