Billie Marten Unveils New Video, Single Debuts on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 | LP out 5/21
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Flora Fauna LP out May 21 on IMPERIAL/Fiction Records
“…spellbinding” – NYLON“quite possibly the most beautiful thing you’ll hear this year” – Harper’s Bazaar“a more percussive take on Marten’s graceful sound” – Stereogum“With a depth of feeling and conviction in her voice… Billie Marten is truly gifted” – GLAMOUR“A vocal delicacy that far outstrips artists twice her age” – Consequence of Sound“A gentle and reserved masterpiece” – The Line Of Best Fit“…talent beyond measure and a wisdom well beyond her tender years” – Wonderland“Her voice is smoky and imperturbable, but the music isn’t. It starts with arestless bass riff and gathers percussion and counterpoint before blossominginto a full, chiming chorus: ‘I wanna feel alive.’” – The New York Times
Billie Marten will release her third album Flora Fauna due out May 21 on IMPERIAL/Fiction Records. Today, the British singer-songwriter shares enchanting new track “Creature of Mine“ alongside a brand new video directed by Joe Wheatley. Fostered around a backbone of steady rhythm & bass, Marten’s emotive storytelling and soulful vibrato are front and center on “Creature of Mine“, showcasing her skilled indie folk stylings. Lead album single “Garden Of Eden” garnered critical acclaim spanning The New York Times and Stereogum.
Speaking about the new single, Marten explains: “It’s an end of the world, post-apocalyptic scenario -you get to choose one thing, one person to leave it with. It’s a love song to a stranger and a polite request to momentarily leave Earth when it’s all too much.”
To coincide with the single’s release, Marten has also shared the music video for ‘Creature Of Mine’ created with Joe Wheatley. She explains: “Joe and I wanted this video to represent that needless search for something other than what you have. Something intangible and elusive, something also quite beautiful and abstract to pair with the song -an inconclusively painted picture.”
Recorded with Rich Cooper (Temper Trap, BANKS, Logic) in London, Flora Fauna blends Marten’s signature hushed, resonant vocals with a rapid pulse and rich instrumentation. Her inspirations stretching from krautrockers Can, to Broadcast, Arthur Russell, Kate Bush, and Fiona Apple. Support for lead album single “Garden Of Eden” continues with radio acclaim at BBC Radio 1 from Annie Mac and Jack Saunders, becoming a BBC Radio 6Music Playlist B-list record, airplay by Lauren Laverne, and global playlist support across Spotify’s Indie Pop, Infinite Indie Folk, Fresh Folk, The Indie List, Folk & Friends, The Other List, Indie Shuffle, Indie Arrivals, and Apple Music’s Today’s Acoustic and New in Alternative.
Click image below or here to watch “Creature of Mine” single/video
Built on the minimalist acoustic folk foundations she made a name for herself with, Flora Fauna is a mature, embodied album fostered around a strong backbone of bass and rhythm. Shedding the timidity in favour of a more urgent sound, the collection marks a period of personal independence for Marten as she learned to nurture herself and break free from toxic relationships – and a big part of that was returning to nature. Marten says, “The name ‘Flora Fauna’ is like a green bath for my eyes. If the album was a painting, it would look like flora and fauna – it encompasses every organism, every corner of Earth, and a feeling of total abundance.” Marten’s critically acclaimed debut Writing of Blues and Yellows was released when she was just 17, while its follow-up Feeding Seahorses By Hand was rapturously praised in 2019.
