"she is as subtle in her approach as she is her vocal style, which incorporates just the right amount of attitude" - Earmilk
"as baffling, head-turning, and intoxicating as her previous
material...it sees SWW continue to push the boundaries of what great pop
can do" - The 405
"straddles several genre boundaries to form a comforting slice of experimental pop, like a polished studio jam session" - The Line Of Best Fit
Xfm Live session & interview for John Kennedy’s X-posure show in May. The band: Sarah Williams White - vocals & keys Donna Thompson - backing vocals & samples Benjamin Kwasi Burrell - basslinesTimmy Rickard - drums (photo nabbed from @timmyrickard)
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"New and wonderful" - Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1 "Brilliant vocals, poignant subject matter, killer grooves” - Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music "She really is a future star.. her band is fantastic as well." - John Kennedy, Xfm "Dark, feminine, chaotic – half Bat for Lashes, half Lesley Gore" - The Guardian "Raw, funky-rootsy slice of entertainment from South London rising starlet’’ – Metro "Minimal but deceptively addictive urban beats make it the perfect headphone soundtrack for a summer street stroll." - Digital Spy
South London's SWW fuses slow-grooving R&B with syncopated beats, quavering melodies and feel-good harmonies to create an infectious slice of warped pop. This year garnering support from Huw Stephens, John Kennedy, Chris Hawkins, Tom Robinson with double AA single 'If I Smile At You'/'Take Your Time' http://youtu.be/8c1lUxJZMWw, as well as being included in Amazing Radio’s top 100 tracks of 2011 with double AA single 'Hide The Cracks'/'Charlie' http://hidethecracks.com.
Influenced by the likes of Jamie Lidell, Erykah Badu, Prince & PJ Harvey, Sarah Williams White is a songwriter & producer who produces a mix of urban, pop and soul that oozes a laidback contemporary feel.
SWW now returns with her second release of 2012 as she drops her ‘Your Silence Is Killing Me’ EP on September 24thhttp://youtu.be/nlUB9OJGhW4. The title and lead track will be available via Monosole Music as part of a run of limited
edition 7’’ singles accompanied by a remix of the track by Sarah’s hip hop producer brother, Paul White, exclusively available at monosolemusic.bandcamp.com The second track from the EP ‘Always’ will be
available as an MPFree from www.iamSWW.com
Sarah has also recently collaborated with Dan Le Sac on his track ’Play Along’ http://youtu.be/PzPBD69UI3g the first
single taken from his recently released solo album ’Space Between The Words’.
As well as the release of her new EP, SWW and band have been invited to play the BBC Introducing stages at the Reading and Leeds
festivals, August 25th and 26thhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/music/events/efmhzc/acts/abxnc8. Sarah finishes the
summer playing on stage with Dan le Sac at Bestival on September 9th
and then accompanying him on his UK tour in October.