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Unique universe … L’Rain. Photograph: Alice Plati Pet Rock
Multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek’s musical approach has attracted a lot of different descriptions,
from shoegazing to what one website called “indie dad rock and experimental electronics”. The
truth is that her last album, I Killed Your Dog, sounded exhilaratingly like someone creating their
own unique universe: experimental but also melodic, witty, lo-fi, fragmented.
UK tour begins 19 February, Hug and Pint, Glasgow

Nadine Shah – Filthy Underneath
The ominous, Bo Diddley-esque thunder of lead single Topless Mother was a particularly
appetising taster for Shah’s forthcoming fifth album, written in the wake of a series of traumatic
incidents. If it’s anything like as good as its 2020 predecessor Kitchen Sink, it’s guaranteed to be
great.
23 Feburary

Hurray for the Riff-Raff – The Past Is Alive

Singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra’s previous album as Hurray for the Riff Raff – a band, but one in
which Segarra is the only constant member – was one of 2022’s delights: garlanded with praise,
noticeably rockier than their previous folk-facing outings. Its follow-up is apparently inspired by
“radical poetry, railroad culture and outsider art”. Intriguing.
23 February

Potter Payper

Smooth flow … Potter PayPer. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer
Potter Payper’s 2023 debut album, Real Back in Style, highlighted his place within the UK rap
firmament: gravelly vocals – their gruffness at odds with his smooth flow – minimal beats,