Roxy Rawson covers “Running Up That Hill”

Berlin-based artist Roxy Rawson originally grew up in a Mormon community in Hitchin, UK, where she got her first taste of music via Church hymns. However it wasn’t until she headed to Paris to study classical violin and piano that she found her true voice and immersed herself in the city’s vibrant music scene, became surrounded by jazz performers and developed her own unique vocal signature from singing ‘jumping jazz intervals’ on the streets.

In 2006 he returned to the UK and joined the anti-folk collective known as AsYet in London, linking up with artists such as William Nein, David Goo, Miss Jo Williams, Fiona Bevan and Left with Pictures. Catching the attention of producer and label owner Al Mobbs, she signed a deal with Sony which led to her debut EP Changing Things released on the Ambiguous Records imprint in 2009. Dropping a string of well-received singles since as well as her debut full-length record Quenching the Kill in 2018,

Now she makes her return after four years with her latest release and brings us her new cover of the Kate Bush classic “Running Up That Hill”. Released ahead of her highly anticipated sophomore record, with her latest recording Roxy Rawson lays down the very best of her haunting vocal delivery floating delicately above an atmospheric synth-based sonic tapestry.

Both eerie and enticing, with her version of “Running Up That Hill” the artist spins a truly captivating journey that showcases her talent as a vocalist as well as her ability to re-imagine a piece of music and give it a completely new life while still paying respects to its original form.

Commenting on the single, Roxy Rawson offers, “Growing up with Mormonism gave me a troubled perception of God in an environment of pressurised purity. I chose to cover this song because it was a cathartic way to have a dialogue with God. I think it’s ok to be angry at God if they exist. When I create music I’m trying to use the experience to heal open wounds, and celebrate feelings so their energy can be transmuted.”

Adding, “I recorded this with Alex Franklinos at his Shrunkenheads Recording Studio in Nunhead, London in 2019. I had spent a lot of time unable to make music due to health issues, so this was like a little residency to create again and learn from a producer. It started out just with the violin, but we ended up exploring different kinds of sounds, synthesisers and effects to create wide soundscapes.”

Listen to Running Up That Hill below