“Truly an artist for our times” – The Independent on Sunday

21 year old songwriter and producer Micachu is fast becoming one of the most talked about and exciting new artists in the country. Since the release of debut ltd edition 7” single ‘Lone Ranger’ in May, Micachu has been making big waves everywhere from clubs and parties (her grime mixtape has become a word of mouth, underground, must-have) to the Royal Festival Hall (where the London Philharmonic Orchestra recently played one of her original compositions).

Quite simply, there is not another young musical artist in the country like Micachu: equally at home making brilliant leftfield pop, as she is composing for orchestras and making urban mix tapes.

Micachu’s newest fan is Bjork, who came to a recent London gig and was so overwhelmed by the show she rung Mica up afterwards to tell her how incredible she thought her music was. Other new fans include Bat For Lashes and Saul Williams who both asked Micachu to support them.

Brand new single ‘Golden Phone’ harnesses a multitude of sounds - vocal looped beats, Mica sighing, electro-static squawks, keyboards being dropped - and fuses them into 24 carat pop gold. A track that magically, sounds as fresh as it does melodic.

The single’s second track ‘Turn Me Weller’ is a breathtaking, warped, 3am lullaby and hints at the sonic inventiveness we can expect from Micachu’s, Matthew Herbert produced debut album. Syncopated beats clash with vacuum cleaners revs, before Mica beautifully sings “I was told I had a sell by date / Where I was rotted and altered but still remain”.

After touring with The Mystery Jets in April, Micachu embarked on the Convoy to Cape Town in May: a week long road trip through South Africa (in aid of The White Ribbon Alliance charity) which brought musicians from the UK together with those from all over Africa as they played together every night of the tour in different villages, towns and cities.

For live shows Micachu plays with her band The Shapes: a three-piece fronted by Mica (vocals, guitar, electronics and Hoover), Raisa Kahn (keys) and Marc Pell (drums).

Micachu and the Shapes play Glastonbury, V Festival, Bestival and Secret Garden Party amongst other UK festivals this summer.

Live dates:

18 Jul: NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE @ The Last Days Of Decadence (Shoreditch)

19 Jul: Camp Bestival (solo show), Lulworth Castle, Dorset

25 Jul: Rockfeedback club London

26 Jul: Secret Garden Party, Cambridge

31 Jul: Dirty Bingo vs Loud & Quiet @ The Macbeth, London

11 Aug: Durr @ The End, London

15 Aug: 93 Feet East-free show London

16 Aug: Loop festival, Brighton

17 Aug: V Festival, Stafford

6 Sep: Bestival, Isle of White