[LISTEN] Denai Moore - Hours (FKA Twigs Cover)

Fresh out off soundcloud is this new track from Denai Moore, it's called "Hours" and is a cover of FKA Twigs. She's taken it from a trip-hop track and has transformed it into a dark-pop track laced with various layers of vocal whispers, delicate guitars and a haunting backbone of synths, basically it's spine-tingling!

You can listen to her cover below.

Astronomyy unveils video for "All I Need (feat. Denai Moore)"

Astronomyy has a history of having great videos that are visually beautiful, and this latest one shot by ESNAF is once again keeping up the trend. Featuring additional vocals from East London singer-songwriter Denai Moore, "All I Need" will be included on Astronomyy's forthcoming "When I'm With U" EP,

You can watch it just below.

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Pr0files remixes Astronomyy's track "All I Need"

Pr0files is a great up and coming producer and remixer, and here's the latest remix, a great re-working of Astronomyy's "All I Need" which features Denai Moore. This is more of a relaxed and chilled out number compared to the urban-indie original.

You can check out the remix just below, let us know in the comment box below what you think!

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Denai Moore features on Mura Masa's new track "Terrible Love"

Denai Moore has already released her debut LP this year, but it looks like she's wanting to go a bit electronic, like most artists do these days. Here she features on Mura Masa's new track "Terrible Love", and her vocals win us over, she's one of those artists you see. If you have a great vocal you can basically do anything and people will listen!

It looks like that Mura Masa (Alex Crossan) is onto a winner too, being just 18 and having over one million plays on his music is a great achivemnet! The new Jamie XX has been found!

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Astronomyy shares new track "All I Need" featuring Denai Moore

Astronomyy has shared a brand new track featuring the rather splendid Denai Moore on piano, "All I Need" is the latest track from the surf-urban singer-songwriter and will hopefully feature on his next EP.

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Denai Moore unveils "Blame" video

Denai Moore writes some truly beautiful songs, simplistic yet warming to the heart. With her latest video she carries on that trend with a beautiful video for "Blame". Her début album "Elsewhere" comes out on April 6th.

The Director - Cahn says

"The idea for this music video was to build a climactic fictional sequence around the artist, I wanted to work on a time-loop that drops the viewer at the end of a narrative, leaving just a trail of ambiguous elements, so that each viewer has their own interpretation of what the story could be."

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Denai Moore unveils new track "Blame"

"Blame" is the new single from Denai Moore's new début album "Elsewhere" released on the 6th April 2015 on Because Music. The track was unveiled last night (2/2) on Huw Stephens BBC Radio 1 show.

However you can stream it below.

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Denai Moore announces début album "Elsewhere"

Announced via facebook this morning, Denai Moore will be releasing her long-awaited debut LP on the 6th of April, and as a little teaser for you all she's uploaded a rather stunning track on her soundcloud.

Listen to the title track "Elsewhere" below.

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Sounds of 2015 - #9 - Denai Moore

Denai Moore has had an amazing two years, she played Reading and Leeds festival on the BBC Introducing stage back in 2013 and since then has been on the rise. She's recently been on tour with SBTRKT and has also collaborated with him on one of his tracks from his latest album "Wonder Where We Land", which got her some serious attention when it was playlisted by BBC Radio 1 and when she performed on Later... with Jools Holland earlier on in the year.

She'e now ending the year on a high with a brand new track, you can now listen to Denai Moore's gorgeous new track "Something Out There", and it's produced by The XX and Sampha's producer Rodaidh McDonald. This smooth new cut from Denai was written with James Vincent McMorrow earlier this year. She's worked with some of the best in the business and has a soulful voice to compete at the highest levels, a chart topping single or album is surely going to come in 2015.

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Denai Moore streams new track "Something Out There"

You can now listen to Denai Moore's gorgeous new track "Something Out There", and it's produced by The XX and Sampha's producer Rodaidh McDonald. This smooth new cut from Denai was written with James Vincent McMorrow earlier this year.

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SBTRKT reveals Denai Moore collaboration, "The Light"

SBTRKT is slowly but surely teasing fans with his new LP, which is out very soon. Today we hear something new from the Cambridge producer with the gorgeous vocals of Denai Moore caressing the tune.

Her soulful vocals have now me in awe, her collaboration with this house-hold producer is a stroke of genius, move over Sampha, I think we have a new major collaborator on our hands!
  Check out the song below! You can also listen to a track he's made with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig here, it's called "New Dorp, New York", "Higher" that features Raury and "War Drums" which features Warpaint!

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Denai Moore features on Fantastic Mr Fox's track "On My Own"

Denai Moore has made herself a real force within the solo musicians world over the past year, playing some major UK festivals and playing in Europe too.

But here we have a track from Fantastic Mr Fox that features Denai on vocals, it's a different style and genre all together from what her fans are use to, but the chilled out track is certainly a summer-time evening anthem. The simplistic beats and sound-scapes combined with Denai's vocals just wins you over.

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Denai Moore set to support James Vincent McMorrow on upcoming tour

Ahead of her début headline UK tour in March, 20 year old East Londoner Denai Moore will support James Vincent McMorrow on his upcoming dates later this month. To coincide with this announcement, Denai is offering a free download of her version of Band Of Horses "Part One", a favourite from her live set. The download is available now from www.musicglue.com/denaimoore/

DENAI MOORE LIVE

WITH JAMES VINCENT McMORROW:
FRI 24TH JAN - MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL
SAT 25TH JAN - BRISTOL ST GEORGE'S
SUN 26TH JAN - LONDON BARBICAN CENTRE

HEADLINE SHOWS:
TUE 25TH MARCH - MANCHESTER, THE CASTLE HOTEL
WED 26TH MARCH - LONDON, ST GILES IN THE FIELDS
THURS 27TH MARCH - BRISTOL, THE BIRDCAGE

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Watch Denai Moore, The Killers and The Orwells perform on Later... with Jools Holland

Denai Moore, The Killers and The Orwells all popped on down to Jools Holland's show to perform last night, an extended show airs this Friday on BBC 2.

But while you wait for that, check out the performances that are online so far!

Festival Review... Gathering 2013

To put it simply, Gathering Festival is a take on the Camden Crawl. Take this concept, apply it to Oxford’s Cowley Road, schedule in over 40 bands in 7 different venues all within a stone’s throw from the last and you’ve pretty much summed up the day.

Being a relatively new event on the music calendar – only in its second year – the festival introduces a variety of up-and-coming British bands mixed in with an ever-growing international line-up worthy of a major festival. This year saw the likes of London Grammar and Local Natives headline with other acts including Temples, Cheatahs, Waxahatcheeand Chloe Howl (to name but a few).

The day itself did not get off to a planned start after hiking out of the city centre to Cowley Rd in the pouring rain. The growing frustration of being very wet was not helped by the increasing queue outside the East Oxford Community Centre (wristband exchange). You couldn’t help but think that it should have been split between two centres or at a larger venue to accommodate such a large number of punters. Another downside being the intensity of the planned schedule with 44 bands to check out in only 10 hours – never an easy day (with most of the acts played within a 5 hour gap!).

Negatives aside, the music started on a good note as I took in an acoustic set from Fyfe – aka Paul Dixon. The short experimental acoustic set at the Truck Store brought glimpses of glitch-age crooning, a mix of folk-electronica and a hint of likeness to Patrick Wolf. The, now 24, Londoner was not short of fans as the intimate venue’s windows fogged with sweaty condensation – unsurprisingly with his back catalogue as David’s Lyre from 2010-2012. ‘Conversations’ and ‘Lies’ are delicate renditions which build with moody vocals to a spectacular climax, leaving the crowd wishing for more.

Another spectacular acoustic set followed at Cowley Road Methodist Church – this was thanks to songstress Denai Moore. The soulful musician played to a pin-drop silent crowd in the top attic which was weirdly a sublime setting allocation. The young Moore relayed tales of heartbreak and uncertainty in a raw, folk manner from her four released EP’s. Haunting opener ‘Wolves’ and equally poignant ‘Gone’ were serenely complemented by the intimacy that the venue fostered, with the best of all being ending the show - the stunning ‘Flaws’ which thumps bass echoes to hearty vocals. If you haven’t come across her before, I’d some her material up as a lovechild of the unpredictable pairing of Bon Iver and Lauryn Hill.

As queues stretched the length of two football pitches, I decided not to waste any time and had to skip headliners London Grammar. But with this I was lucky enough to encounter Dancing Years at the Bullingdon for the fourth time in their short existence (who started off as duo simply Joseph & David). Now they’ve recruited to become a six headed folk-pop outfit equipped with emotionally charged anthems that make you reminisce of times when Mumford & Sons weren’t commercial. The performance of one of my favourite tracks of the year, ‘Here’s To My Old Friends’, was the moment of the festival (personal opinion). Being larger and more hard-hitting live, the song has all the trappings of a glorious indie anthem but is richly layered with folk instrumentation, fragile lyrics and clear modesty.

LA’s finest Local Natives kicked off the later proceedings (post-nine o’clock) at the O2 Academy. The set burst into form from the offset with thunderous, throbbing drums for the excellent ‘Breakers’. The moustachioed Californian four-piece worked their way through a dynamic set with their characteristic harmonies synced to perfection (as is with ‘Warning Signs’). With two critically acclaimed albums to choose from, it was this year’s ‘Hummingbird’ LP which brought the highlights through easy slipping between tones – from the slow-burn touches of ‘You & I’ and the nostalgic ‘Columbia’, to the pacier temp of ‘Ceilings’ and ‘Three Months’. ‘Wide Eyes’ stood out owing to the most distinctive guitar riff intro mixed with rhythmic bass notes and tantalising percussion. Just like the former, ‘Black Balloons’ carried the addictive guitar into the live performance but this time with an extra intensity and mystery. As all four members sang lovelorn harmonies, drummer Matt Frazier shows his skills through predictable fan favourite ‘Camera Talk’, which sounded better than the original by bringing a summer reggae feel.

After I worked my way back to the Bullingdon backroom via a stop at the local kebab shop, I caught the last song of Cheatahsand what a raucous end it was. With a full room, the IAI favourites turned any uninterested crowd members into fan girls/boys with nothing more than pure talent, energy and showmanship. Drenge followed suit a while later (after a lengthy fix-up after technical problems) in the same venue. The Loveless brothers delivered a typical set of gutsy blues-punk with a side order of extreme sport like enthusiasm. To say the crowd weren’t up for it would have been an understatement – crammed in like sardines, it seemed all were alike sharks with a taste for blood. Months of touring self-titled LP has brought an edge to the live show and made them a formidable force exuding even more confidence and experience. Wave after wave of violent noise were spewed out from the wheel greasing of ‘Gun Crazy’ to the implosion ‘I Wanna Break You In Half’, resulting in a formation of a circle pit that engulfs almost half of the venue. Singles ‘Bloodsports’ and ‘Backwaters’ are a rabid, raucous scrap as always, which reach such high intensities that despite the non-existent security and barrier, many fans crowd surf through the mayhem (maybe to just get some fresher air). The demonic howls of ‘Face Like A Skull’ capped off a truly interesting trawl through Eoin and Rory’s primitive arsenal and untamed chaos.

My evening ended with Wolf Alice at the East Oxford Community Centre which boasted a small primary school-like hall as its vessel. Drawing a crowd too large for the venue, again I found myself in a room of unhealthy temperatures. The broad appeal of the band’s fusion of folk and grunge brought an array of interested fans, some hoping to hear the door-slamming frustrations (like that of ‘She’) and others the tenderness of ‘Bros’. Luckily for all, renditions of all songs pleased all audience members with new EP ‘Blush’ being played in full (not continuously in order, spread out over the set). A rapturous response is sustained throughout the 35 minute show as the London band played the sonically easy part of rock ‘n’ roll with soaring comfort. Frontwoman, Ellie Rowsell, oozed a feline cool that put her more than centre stage. However, Wolf Alice did not support the common misconception of female fronted bands which is that the lads at the back are often shuffling in the shadows – Joel, Joff and Theo were and are a unit that radiate a collective enticing sound and big stage presence. Storming angsty-rock prevailed with a tendency to send you back to (or continue) your bashful adolescence. The short but sweet set was brought to a close with the pop grunge racket of ‘Fluffy’ and with that the band, accompanied with Austin Williams (Swim Deep) and Drenge, head off to the clubs of Oxford to continue the party leaving behind a benchmark that only themselves will surpass in the future.

It was disappointing not being able to get to see Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs or Troumaca, but overall all Gathering left me feeling satisfied and eager to return. At around £20, a ticket offers value for money and with guarantees highlights and exhibitions from bands you may never have come across before.

Written by - Richard Maver

Denai Moore shares brand new track "The Lake"

Denai Moore has announced details of her forthcoming EP and new live shows, including a headline gig at St Pancras Church. "The Lake" EP will be released on November 4th on Because Music as 12" single and download.

The follow-up to her début EP "Suadade", "The Lake" EP was recorded in London and Paris with producer’s Ben Drew (aka Plan B) and Renaud Letang (Feist, Gonzales, Manu Chau).

You can listen to the superbly haunting title track below!

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Introducing... Denai Moore

Denai Moore isn’t a complete stranger anymore as she hit the BBC Introducing Stage at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals, however, there still aren’t enough people who know of her beautiful music. 

Living in East London, the 19-year old started performing live in 2012 and released her four-song-EP "Saudade" this March, making Tom Odell and Plan B some of her fans. Her latest EP "The Lake" ist set to be released November 4th. The Jamaica-born singer mixes electronic and folk as if it was the most common combination in the world, but she does it with ease. In her songs there seems not a single instrument or tune to be out of place, nor does any arrangement sound strange. No, we get raw, interesting and cleverly composed soul-folk with electro influences. What else could you ask for?

See her live:

October 13th - Cambridge (supporting Tom Odell)

October 15th - Leeds (also supporting Tom Odell)

October 17th - London (Q Awards)

Written by Sarah Beicht 

For fans of // Lucy Rose, Tom Odell, (early) Lucy Rose

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