{"id":36602,"date":"2018-06-04T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T10:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36602"},"modified":"2018-06-04T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T10:35:14","slug":"introducing-psych-pop-artist-madi-with-new-single-intimate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/introducing-psych-pop-artist-madi-with-new-single-intimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Psych-Pop Artist MADI With New Single ‘Intimate’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MADI is the performing name of Welsh singer\/songwriter\/multi-instrumentalist\/producer Maddie Jones.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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MADI brings irresistible melodies and captivating lyricism to an electro-tinged art pop sound. Self-styled as “weirdo pop”, MADI is experimental yet accessible, drawing from a diverse range of influences from Maddie\u2019s eclectic tastes and her classical training. The sound has been compared to that of St Vincent, Kimbra, and Goldfrapp. Maddie plays a variety of instruments, including keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, and clarinet, as well as programming synths and sampling everything from FM radio to train carriages.<\/div>\n
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Until 2017, Maddie performed under her birth name, clocking up hundreds of shows, ranging from Glastonbury to intimate house shows for her top crowdfunding supporters. Winning a variety of competitions, Maddie caught the eye of and started working with producer Charlie Francis (REM, Future of the Left, Sweet Baboo) in 2014, with whom she still collaborates.<\/div>\n
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Maddie took a step back from performing in late 2017 into early 2018, and said goodbye to \u2018Maddie Jones\u2019. Directing her sensibilities into production has resulted in a completely new symphonic electronic writing style, embracing both the downright odd and the unashamedly catchy. This is MADI: current, unique, but retaining Maddie\u2019s personal brand of quirk.