STACK #182 Dec 2019

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instrumentalists in your band does for the live experience? Less is more. I feel like with the material I’ve written so far it just wouldn't make sense to have more musicians on stage, as much as it would also be fun and possibly a good experiment… it’s not really an experiment I can afford right now. How much time do you put into planning setlists, and creating an arc for the show? I try to go with a sort of build; I guess the second half of my set at the moment is a lot thrash-ier, and that's when I feel a lot more absorbed by the perfomance. I’ve done it like this because I like saving my favourite songs till the end, and I will probably do them most justice towards the end of the show. Can you tell us anything about Phase 2 ofWWAY Health? This file cannot be found. ZKR

NILÜFER YANYA

TOURING 4/12 - 9/12

Of Turkish-Irish-Bajan heritage but a Londoner in her heart, NilüferYanya stunned listeners when she released her debut album Miss Universe – which traversed trip hop, soul, rock and jazz styles – earlier this year. Piles of rave reviews and a triple j feature album slot later, she's bringing her live show to Australia this month.We asked her about the journey.

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detached way. Or to be able to write anything I think is any good. It’s a different kind of thinking; you can’t always be aware of it at the time. During your recent NPRTiny Desk concert your synth player Jazzi Bobbi also grabbed her sax, and your bassist Lucy Lu jumped up to sit behind keys. What do you think having multi-

While recording Miss Universe , were you forming in your mind how you’d play songs live? Yeah I would say there was a bit of both. I worked on some of the songs with the musicians in my band, so we did think about how it would translate live on some of them. However with other songs which were a bit more of an experiment in general, I tried not to think about it at all!

Your sister Molly Daniel [who co-created live visuals with Nilüfer] has said that being excited by the process over the outcome helps her to be more childlike in creating her art. Do you feel the same way about music? For sure. I don't actually think I've been able to write in a

Miss Universe by Nilufer Yanya is out now via ATO Records/Inertia.

HARRY STYLES

I f there’s anyone whose voice can glide from piano ballads past into pulsing Dutch DJ territory, it's Celine Dion’s – and it’s exactly what she does on the opener of her new album, Courage ; Flying On My Own is an anthem about getting your groove back, but let’s face it, it doesn't seem as if Celine ever lost hers: her 17-year residency in Las Vegas is the stuff of legend, as is her utterly devoted relationship with her late husband René Angélil, who passed away in 2016. Dion hasn’t left the ballads completely behind – there are several piano-and-voice tributes to mental fortitude and personal tenacity across the album – but single Imperfections embodies the grace, sensitivity and impassioned mein for which Dion’s become one of the world’s greatest and most venerated artists. In its clip, she wipes the make-up from her face and gives us a small, wry smile: courage indeed, in a world of celebrities doing everything they can to stop the ageing clock. With judicious use of electronics, gently warped vocal samples, tense cello, romantic piano and dewy synths, Courage provides a clear-sighted backdrop to the endlessly mesmerising voice of this musical icon. ZKR CELINE DION

W hether you were ever a card-carrying Directioner or not, you can't deny the

appeal of singer-model-actor Harry Styles; two years on from the massive success of his first solo album (which debuted at #1 in Australia, the UK and the US), the sweet-but-astute young Englishman gifts us more Britpop magic with Fine Line , featuring singles Lights Up and Watrermelon Sugar . AC

Courage by Celine Dion is out now via Sony.

Fine Line by Harry Styles is out Dec 13 via Sony.

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