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Nilufer Yanya joins Sean McPherson to play songs from her new EP, Feeling Lucky? which was released earlier this month. They ll be discussing the freedoms of releasing EPs over albums, why she loves writing angry songs, and recalibrating to a year without live shows.
Interview Transcript
[SEAN MCPHERSON] You re with The Current and I m talking with Nilufer Yanya, and I m really excited that she s able to join us today and play a couple of songs off of her new EP Feeling Lucky. Nilufer, congratulations on the new EP.
[NILUFER YANYA] Thank you, thanks. I m glad you like itn.
Well I really do and I think although I havennothing but time on my hands it feels like in 2020 something about a 10-minute piece of work that is really satisfying I don t know it was it was one of the most enjoyable 10 minutes of my life the first time I listened to the album it s just- it s a really good piece of work.
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With gigs, club nights, and festivals largely shuttered, our evenings were instead spent seeking out new artists, and re-visiting releases that might otherwise have passed us by.
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