Jennifer Lucy Allan
, June 9th, 2021 08:31
Loraine James tells Jennifer Lucy Allan about her favourite albums, digging into math rock and Mid west emo, as well as slept-on electronica
Photo by Suleika Müller
A few years ago, I ducked my head into the final half-hour of a gig in a brewery under some railway arches in Hackney. Inside, Loraine James was tearing it up, dressed in an orange Hawaiian shirt and shredding Beyoncé into rhythmic mouthfuls of high-energy rhythms. The small crowd whooped with joy, and screamed for more when she finished.
Soon after, she released her first album for Hyperdub,