"Although she is on course for pop stardom, with two nominations at next week's Brit awards, 22-year-old Skye Newman lives in a cabin at the bottom of her sister's garden in London. It's the backdrop for the music video to her song Hairdresser, which has 7.5m views on YouTube. In the clip, she is made up, her hair in rollers, lounging with a gaggle of friends."
"Licking her fingertips to roll a joint, she laments a one-sided friendship with another woman: When I'm needed, know I'll be there first / You don't reciprocate and, girl, that hurts. It's typical of Newman's songcraft: ballad-driven contemporary soul that goes beyond romantic heartbreak to cover all kinds of pain and recrimination. The cabin gives Newman independence, but also proximity to family in the main house which is where she is sitting today, barefaced, barefoot and drowning in an oversized black tracksuit."
Skye Newman lives in a cabin at the bottom of her sister's garden in London while building a music career with two Brit nominations and sold-out US shows. Her music video for Hairdresser features domestic, lived-in visuals and has amassed millions of views. Her songwriting blends ballad-driven contemporary soul with candid lyrical accounts of friendships, family dysfunction and substance abuse. The song Family Matters details police calls, drug abuse in the home and near-fatal health episodes she experienced. Her sister acts as her manager and Newman's work channels personal pain into public art.
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