The four acts were part of a huge grassroots competition and were selected by the impeccable panel of Gareth Barber (Bedford Esquires), Suzanne Fletcher (Musicians Against Homelessness) Danny Watson (CDP Radio PR), and Hana Staddon (BBC 6Music).
As the tour embarks on its final dates, we take a look each day at the four acts and some selected tracks. Today, we look at The Seven Sentiels. Originally from Milton Keynes, frontwoman, lyricist, beatmaker, and showrunner IllathaDead (aka MC Bombshell) is the creative mind behind The Seven Sentinels. Self-described as a “soloorration”, she conjures almost all you see on stage in this guise, pulling in friends and peers to complete the lineup and deliver her vision.
We take a look at two past singles:
I Am the City
Former John Kennedy X-Posure Hot One sees IllathaDead draws from cut and paste wizardry of The Go! Team and puts it through the avant-garde prism and the odd but effortless rhythms of Digital Underground.
Sugarskull Bride
What feels like cut-and-paste lyrics are actually exquisite dystopian prose. Imagine The Pharcyde were fronted by Desperate Journalist’s Jo Bevan and your soundtrack through this articulate comic book style story is formed.
Click the image for tickets to the London date or here for Milton Keynes
