NILUÜFER YANYA
Nilüfer Yanya thought she would have done her debut album when she was 20. The 23-year-old’s cover of Pixies’ “Hey” in 2016 marked her out as a distinctive voice in London’s underground indie scene, by trading the original’s anxious snarl for a bewitching after-hours vibe. Three EPs followed, each one more critically acclaimed than the last, along with enthusiastic profiles in national papers and a coveted BBC Sound of 2018 nomination. But when it came to making her debut, she almost had to force herself to do it.
“Anyone can do an album, but I wanted to
