Mica Millar вЂHeaven KnowsвЂ™ is out now on her own label, Golden Hour Music. вЂњI feel Albert Hall is quite representative of the amount of time, energy and passion that has gone into this record.вЂќ

And a stage long-since cemented in the pantheons of UK music. I also think that my experience of life and of the music industry is basically what you put in, you get out,вЂќ she responds when we ask for thoughts on a date thatвЂ™s set to be a pivotal moment in her career. A space already used for both the video to вЂHeaven KnowsвЂ™ and the artwork, on the night an eight-piece band she describes as вЂњthe creme de la creme of playersвЂќ will join. Then, sheвЂ™ll take to the stage for her biggest hometown performance to date, at the illustrious Albert Hall. That stop-you-dead delivery, the definition of timelessness, ensures every piece on the tracklist lands with maximum impact.ДЄn ideal combination for one of ManchesterвЂ™s most iconic large venues, MillarвЂ™s eyes are now focused on Sunday 25th September. And winning over fans from BBC Introducing to John RobbвЂ™s Louder Than War speaks volumes about the universality of her music and words. One listen to the finished product is enough to understand what she means. Mica Millar's 'Heaven Knows' is a modern soul masterpiece. While working on her single, вЂThe DefenderвЂ™, seminal drum & bass producer Goldie introduced her to Grammy Award-winning, Devon-based engineer Lewis Hopkin. Perhaps ironically, though, sheвЂ™d find this through one of the UKвЂ™s all-time electronic music legends. A need to lay down tracks with the kind of timbre dance music production processes rarely deliver. But, despite burgeoning success, a yearning to record work that felt live was impossible to ignore. The outfit turned heads, not least with tastemakers at BBC 1Xtra. I put it on SoundCloud, or MySpace probably back then, and things kind of evolved from there,вЂќ Millar says, explaining there was no specific вЂmomentвЂ™ when music became a career goal, but instead this has been a life-long journey.ДЄ little later, she joined Red Sky Noise, a drum & bass project for which she lays claim to several writing and lead vocal credits. I played it to a few people who were musicians I knew, and they were like: вЂThatвЂ™s really goodвЂ™. вЂњThere was one song I wrote, probably when I was about 19, and I thought thatвЂ™s a good song, actually. Their love for classic-era soul imparting a stylistic passion that has stayed with her to this day, notebooks filling up with poetry and lyrics while still at junior school. As her debut album, вЂ Heaven KnowsвЂ, proves.Д«orn into a Withington household that had tunes running through its bloodstream, the environment - created by a musician father, and a mother who worked for record labels - meant exposure to great tracks from a very early age.

Meanwhile, her output as singer, songwriter, and musician reinforces the regionвЂ™s reputation as a breeding ground for incredible sounds. She wants to talk, and speaks from the heart. Speaking from her home studio, the South Manchester-raised artist exudes that forthcoming, down-to-Earth warmth this city is known for. And then think about how much that achingly beautiful voice has developed over the years dedicated to honing her craft. Our conversation with Mica Millar might be open and honest, but after hearing just one bar of her work you have to wonder how accurate those early memories are. I could project for a very small person.вЂќ I had a very loud voice, I likedВ screaming really loud when I wasВ having tantrums. вЂњI wasnвЂ™t really a very good singer when I was a kid.

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