Born in Hampshire in 1992, Marika Hackman released an EP of covers in 2012, followed three years later by her debut album, We Slept at Last. Since then, her releases have included 2017’s I’m Not Your Man and 2019’s Any Human Friend, which was described in the Observer as “her most accomplished record to date”. She lives in east London with her partner, Polly Louise Mackey, AKA the electronic musician Art School Girlfriend. Hackman’s fourth album, Big Sigh, is out on 12 January via Chrysalis Records; she is touring from 12 January in Brighton to 21 March in London.
