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Rebel against what's expected, with Poli莽a, Erika Dohi, Real Estate, Twin Shadow and Bessie Turner

Poli莽a's Channy Leaneagh, Erika Dohi, Real Estate's Martin Courtney, Twin Shadow and Bessie Turner discuss staying creative during the pandemic.

Poli莽a's Channy Leaneagh, Erika Dohi, Real Estate's Martin Courtney, Twin Shadow and Bessie Turner discuss the creative process during the pandemic, learning to not put too much pressure on themselves, and what dream concept album they would make if they had infinite time and resources

Channy Leaneagh has played violin in folk-rock bands, played as part of 25-piece Minnesotan indie-rock group Gayngs, and collaborated with Bon Iver鈥檚 Justin Vernon. In 2011 she founded the band Poli莽a, who fuse elements of RnB, experimental indie, dance music, and electronic sounds.

Erika Dohi is a New York-based pianist originally from Osaka, Japan, with an eclectic musical background. She has worked on everything from traditional classical music to improvisation, and her debut album I, Castorpollux is as technical as it is emotional.

Bessie Turner is a singer songwriter known for her stunning soulful voice, whose beautiful brand of alt-pop has received praise from DJs across Europe.

Martin Courtney is from the indie-rock band Real Estate. The American singer and guitarist is known for his dreamy soundscapes and jangly guitar sounds that have dominated the genre during the last decade.

Twin Shadow is a Dominican-American singer, songwriter and record producer whose energetic synth-pop sound takes inspiration from Dominican bachata and has achieved huge critical acclaim.

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Bessie Turner (Credit: Laura Allard-Fleischl), Martin Courtney (Credit: Sinna Nasseri), Channy Leaneagh (Credit: Jonathan Weiner), Twin Shadow (Credit: Terrence Blakely) and Erika Dohi (Credit: Shervin Lainez)

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  • Sat 16 Jul 2022 21:06GMT
  • Sun 17 Jul 2022 14:06GMT
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