Willie J Healey - Charlotte Grace

"Fantastically sunny"

Is Willie J Healey your favourite artists’ favourite artist? You better believe it. Alex Turner, Joe Talbot of IDLES, Jamie T and Orlando Weeks are among those who believe, most having come onboard following the Neil Young-meets-The Beatles-meets Elvis Costello charms of his 2020 album ‘Twin Heavy’.

And while Willie has largely been the preserve of those in the know, that’s all about to change. When Florence Welch heard his upcoming album ‘Bunny’ via its producer, her friend Loren Humphrey, as well as through YALA! Records co-founder Felix White, she was sufficiently impressed to invite Willie and his band on this autumn’s Florence + The Machine arena tour. If you’ve already discovered the album’s introductory track, ‘Tiger Woods’, you’ll have had a first taste of why Florence was so won over. It sees Willie dive headfirst into a style of music he has always loved, but that never previously found its way into his own songs. It’s a low-slung, sensual ‘70s-style jam which simultaneously calls to mind Sly and The Family Stone, Philly soul, ‘Midnite Vultures’-era Beck and a little OutKast.

CHARLOTTE GRACE

Led by Charlotte, Keni, Livia, Lukas and Lucas, Charlotte Grace offers fresh pop with a neo-soul edge. With its bittersweet sounds and intoxicating ritornellos, Charlotte Grace lives up to its name: sultry and electrifying - a whirlwind of sound that makes you want to jump into an electric Cadillac and cruise imaginary highways. After an EP in 2018, whose tour ended on the legendary stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival, the album SUGAR RUSH was released in January 2024. A new emotional and sensory bombshell with glamorous hues and an assertive direction.