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Singer/songwriter Marika Hackman first picked up a guitar at the age of 12 and taught herself how to play. Born in Hampshire but raised in Selborne, Devon, Hackman’s parent were animators, and encouraged her and her brother to be creative by limiting their television time. After her first single’s release, she came to the attention of the fashion brand Burberry and was chosen for their 2012 ad campaign, appearing in their online acoustic music series. By 2013, Marika had released her first EP Free Covers, a collection of non-original material. In the same year she also put out two further EPs, That Iron Taste and Sugar Blind, which consisted entirely of her own compositions and was produced by Alt-J’s Charlie Andrew.
She spent the rest of the year touring with Laura Marling as her support act. By 2015 she was all set to release her debut long-player. We Slept at Last received a warm critical reception and once again Marling invited her on tour for what would be her first North American performances. The follow-up to her debut came in 2017, preceded by the lead single Boyfriend. Both the single and the album, I’m Not Your Man, featured London group the Big Moon as backing vocalists and instrumentalists.
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