Rachel Chinouriri has experience not only in emerging stronger from her own past, but also in transforming the trauma she has suffered into resources. The singer, songwriter, and activist uses her creative talents to set her own biography to music and shares personal experiences that many young Black women in the UK can relate to. These experiences are told through lyrics that are as approachable as they are poetic as well as in vocals that are sometimes fragile and delicate yet also seductive and self-confident. On her second EP, “Four° in Winter” (2021), she explores themes such as isolation and alienation but also finds reasons for hope in every whirlpool of thought, in every setback. In the nineties, she might have formed a girl group. Today, however, she is probably the most unconventional reformer of Britpop walking around the rainy island. At the same time, she consistently campaigns for human rights worldwide with her music and has even boycotted festivals if they are sponsored by arms companies. Chinouriri also demonstrates an awareness of the world around her with her debut album, “What a Devastating Turn of Events” (2024), which was released this year on Parlophone. She combines indie rock, bedroom pop, and R&B with her soulful falsetto to create a sound that she will be bringing to our stage for the first time this year.