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One to watch: Jacob Alon
An otherworldly voice and the UK’s favourite antidepressants are unlikely companions in this remarkable Scottish singer-songwriter’s work
But their queer stories of slow self-actualisation and romantic exploration also contain frequently devastating, consistently gorgeous moments that throw modern reference points and a knowingness into the mix. Previous single Liquid Gold 25 is named after a bottle of poppers; Sertraline wryly ends Alon’s forthcoming debut album, In Limerence, with a nod to one of the UK’s most prescribed antidepressants: (“You’re tired/ Well who isn’t, babe/ That’s the price for being awake.”) Performing their first single, Fairy in a Bottle, on Later… with Jools Holland shortly after its release, Alon – barefoot and wearing a pair of gold-feathered trousers – had the quality of a woodland nymph, or a being vibrating on a slightly different plane to the rest of the studio.
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