Harkin: Guardian Best New Music 2019

From 2005 to about 2014, Katie Harkin was chief songwriter for Leeds’ grungy, melodic Sky Larkin, one of their generation’s most underrated indie bands. Harkin is now probably better known as rock’s most in-demand side woman, as a touring member of Wild Beasts and Sleater-Kinney, Courtney Barnett and Waxahatchee’s bands. She has signed with Rough Trade for publishing: 2019 promises more of her fantastic, vaulting songwriting, finally. READ MORE FROM THE GUARDIAN