London-based singer, songwriter and pianist Natalie Duncan returns to Fallen Tree 1Hundred, the boutique music label curated by Goldie.

‘Hearts In A Cage’ is the first in a series of brand new songs recorded for Fallen Tree. To celebrate, Goldie brings in the legendary 4hero on remix duties.

Natalie Duncan Bio:

Nottingham raised singer/songwriter/pianist Natalie Duncan's excellent piano playing and expressive, lyrical voice first came to the attention of those in the know in 2009, at the age of 18, with the release of her debut EP "Natalie Alexis Duncan". However, it was 2011 and her involvement in the BBC programme "Goldie's Band By Royal Appointment", the three-part series that was the brainchild of drum and bass pioneer Goldie, that she came to wider attention.

Following her appearances on the show, she was signed to Decca Records and produced her first album "Devil in Me", which was released in 2012 to considerable acclaim with the Guardian declaring "An incandescent star is born". Towards the end of that same year she appeared on "Later with Jools Holland" which led to her touring as support for the band Muse.

After returning from Thailand where Goldie facilitated the recording, Duncan released her second album "Free" in the summer of 2020 on Goldie’s Fallen Tree 1Hundred – the album that launched the label. She received excellent critical acclaim from publications including Mojo and Blues and Soul. Echoes and Bandcamp made ‘Free’ their album of the month and Jazz FM awarded record of the week. Duncan launched the album with a live, intimate recording from Ronnie Scott's and followed that up with a seminal show at London's Jazz Café.

Back in 2019 and in the spring of 2022, Natalie teamed up with Goldie once more as guest vocalist on his and James Davidson’s Subjective project. Along with performing as a guest vocalist for the Subjective live shows in the fall and her own sell out live shows back at Ronnie Scott’s, Natalie is set to join legendary Jazz funk band Incognito as a vocalist for their 2022 tour.

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For the recording of the new songs for Fallen Tree 1Hundred, Natalie teamed up with musician friends close to her heart – Long-time collaborators Richard Spaven on drums and Alan Mian on bass, along with synth specialist Laurence Jepson, guitarist Rashaan Brown and coming producer/engineer in the studio, Chris Hewitt.

On remix duties, Goldie calls in Marc Mac to rework Hearts In A Cage under the legendary 4hero moniker -The remix a stunning, live played soul-jazz gem, reminiscent of 4hero classics from the Talkin’ Loud era of the late 90s and 2000s.

“I wrote this song during the second lockdown and I felt a lot of anguish during that time, a lot was going on socially. The lyrics are a love letter to women, especially black women and girls. It is a message about discovering and falling in love with your identity again after adversity and violence. I had in depth conversations with my Mum who is a Jamaican immigrant. Those powerful conversations lead to her voice being on the track…”
– Natalie Duncan

Label enquiries: jonny@1hundred.net
Radio chris.young@nurturemusic.co.uk
Press: lucius@copaceticpr.com
Web: www.1hundred.net
Natalie Duncan on Instagram: @natalieduncanmusic
Fallen Tree 1Hundred on Instagram: @fallentree100

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Release date:
24th June 2022