Tirzah (musician) explained
Tirzah |
Birth Name: | Tirzah Mastin |
Birth Place: | Braintree, Essex, England |
Years Active: | 2006–present |
Tirzah is an English singer-songwriter. Her first solo record, the EP I'm Not Dancing, was released in 2013 on Greco-Roman. Her debut studio album, Devotion, was released in 2018 on Domino.[1] [2] [3] Her second studio album Colourgrade was released in 2021 and her third trip9love followed in 2023, both also on Domino.[4] [5] She has collaborated frequently with musician Mica Levi, and has contributed to works by Tricky, Kwes, Dels, Mura Masa, and others.
Personal life
Tirzah was born in Braintree, Essex as the youngest of five children. After growing up playing Celtic harp, she attended the Purcell School for Young Musicians with frequent collaborator Mica Levi. She has two children (born 2018 and 2020) with musician Giles Kwakeulati King-Ashong, also known by his stage name Kwake Bass.[6] [7] They currently reside in Sidcup.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
- I'm Not Dancing (2013)[11]
- No Romance (2014)
Singles
- "I'm Not Dancing" (2013)
- "Malfunction (2014)
- "Make It Up" (2015)
- "Gladly" (2018)
- "Obviously" (2018) (with Micachu as Taz & Meeks)
- "Affection" (2018)
- "Devotion" (2018) (feat. Coby Sey)
- "Send Me" (2021)[12]
- "Sink In" (2021)[13]
- "Tectonic" (2021) [14]
- "Hive Mind" (2021) (feat. Coby Sey)[15]
Collaborative and featured tracks
- "Sun Down" (2014) (Tricky feat. Tirzah)
- "Silly Games" (2014) (Tricky feat. Tirzah)
- "Petals Have Fallen" (2014) (Dels feat. Tirzah)
- "Thinking of You" (2015) (Nozinja, Micachu, Tirzah and Mumdance)
- "Way from Me" (2016) (Baauer feat. Tirzah)
- "GO" (2016) (Micachu with Tirzah)
- "Dare You" (2016) (Micachu with Tirzah)
- "trip6love" (2016) (Micachu with Tirzah)
- "Obviously" (2018) (with Micachu as Taz & Meeks)
- "Today" (2020) (Mura Masa with Tirzah)
- "Le Malentendu" (2021) (Lafawndah, Lala &ce, Tirzah and Coby Sey)
- "fix" (2023) (Speakers Corner Quartet feat. Tirzah) [16]
- "Open Up" (2023) (Kwes feat. Sampha and Tirzah)
Notes and References
- Web site: Tirzah: Devotion Album Review . Pitchfork.com. 27 July 2019.
- Web site: Tirzah and Mica Levi's Experimental R&B – Inside Their Intimate World . 3 August 2019. Billboard.com.
- News: One to watch: Tirzah – Music. The Guardian. 3 August 2019.
- Web site: Tirzah Announces New Album Colourgrade for October 2021 Release . Music.mxdwn.com. 27 June 2021. 4 October 2021.
- Web site: Cover Story Tirzah in Suburbia. The FADER. Joshi, Tara. 2021-07-04.
- Web site: Tirzah: Colourgrade. 2021-10-03. Pitchfork.com. en.
- Web site: 2021-09-08. Tirzah's New Album Draws You In Past The Point Of Comfort. 2021-10-03. Stereogum.com. en.
- Web site: Cover Story: Tirzah in Suburbia. Thefader.com. 4 October 2021.
- Web site: Listen to Tirzah's debut album Devotion . The Fader. 27 July 2019.
- Web site: Tirzah Releases New Album Trip9love...???: Listen. Jazz. Monroe. Pitchfork. 5 September 2023. 5 September 2023.
- Web site: RA Reviews: Tirzah – I'm Not Dancing on Greco-Roman (Single). 3 August 2019. Residentadvisor.net.
- Web site: "Send Me" by Tirzah Review. Marc. Hogan. Pitchfork. 2021-04-14. 2021-04-17.
- Web site: Tirzah shares dramatic new piece 'Sink In'. Robin. Murray. Clash Magazine. 2021-05-20. 2021-05-30.
- Web site: Tirzah Announces New Album Colourgrade, Releases Single 'Tectonic' . Logan. Blake. SPIN. 2021-06-24. 2021-07-14.
- Web site: Tirzah Shares Video for New Song "Hive Mind": Watch. Evan. Minsker. Pitchfork. 2021-09-08. 2021-09-10.
- Web site: Fix . .
- Web site: First wave of nominees announced for AIM Independent Music Awards 2022 - AIM Awards. 20 July 2022 . 2022-07-26. AIM Independent Music Awards.