Tirzah (musician)

Tirzah
Tirzah at the 2014 Crossing Europe Film Festival, Linz
Tirzah at the 2014 Crossing Europe Film Festival, Linz
Background information
Birth nameTirzah Mastin
BornBraintree, Essex, England
Origin
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • recording artist
Years active2006–present
Labels
Websitetirzah.uk

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

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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

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Studio albums

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Title Album details
Devotion
  • Release date: 10 August 2018[9]
  • Label: Domino
Colourgrade
  • Release date: 1 October 2021[5]
  • Label: Domino
Trip9love
  • Release date: 5 September 2023[10]
  • Label: Domino

EPs

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Singles

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  • "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]
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  • "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)

Awards and nominations

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Organization Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AIM Independent Music Awards 2022 Best Difficult Second Album Colourgrade Nominated [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Tirzah: Devotion Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Tirzah and Mica Levi's Experimental R&B – Inside Their Intimate World". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ "One to watch: Tirzah – Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Tirzah Announces New Album Colourgrade for October 2021 Release". Music.mxdwn.com. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Joshi, Tara. "Cover Story Tirzah in Suburbia". The FADER. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Tirzah: Colourgrade". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Tirzah's New Album Draws You In Past The Point Of Comfort". Stereogum.com. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Cover Story: Tirzah in Suburbia". Thefader.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Listen to Tirzah's debut album Devotion". The Fader. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. ^ Monroe, Jazz (5 September 2023). "Tirzah Releases New Album Trip9love...???: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ^ "RA Reviews: Tirzah – I'm Not Dancing on Greco-Roman (Single)". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  12. ^ Hogan, Marc (14 April 2021). ""Send Me" by Tirzah Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. ^ Murray, Robin (20 May 2021). "Tirzah shares dramatic new piece 'Sink In'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ Blake, Logan (24 June 2021). "Tirzah Announces New Album Colourgrade, Releases Single 'Tectonic'". SPIN. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  15. ^ Minsker, Evan (8 September 2021). "Tirzah Shares Video for New Song "Hive Mind": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Fix". YouTube.
  17. ^ "First wave of nominees announced for AIM Independent Music Awards 2022 - AIM Awards". AIM Independent Music Awards. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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