Theodora Laird’s serene vocals navigate delicate, textural atmospheres like a breath of fresh air on a beautiful debut, with support from her regular collaborator Caius Williams
From London
Recommended if you like Tirzah, Loraine James, Space Afrika
Up next Debut album Goodness out 10 October
Over the past three years, vocalist Theodora Laird and bassist Caius Williams have built a committed hub for improvised music at Grain, a residency held at Avalon cafe in south Bermondsey. Inviting experimental music eminences – Steve Noble, Elaine Mitchener, Maggie Nicols – to play alongside younger generations, Grain nights feature Laird and Williams as the still points of this constantly turning little world. The duo also perform as Crosspiece (recently as support for UK band Caroline) with Laird’s serene focus a foil to Williams’s rougher, busier sounds.
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