Arriving on the heels of Sukie’s EP ‘Hey Cutie’, she is back with single ‘Best of Luck’ to put 2022 into full motion.
‘Best of Luck’ continues in line with Sukie’s trailblazing playful indie-pop tendencies. Built on rhythmic riddled beats over harmonic synths, this track proves a place for Sukie’s
distinctive funny-yet-sad lyricism to live. It explores complicated family relationships in a loving but jaded way. Centering around navigating growing up in a family deeply affected by mental illness, it is sad but triumphant. It is about setting boundaries, learning to look out for yourself, and trying to overcome long-held grudges. Mentioning everything from PC games to cartoons, trick or treating and Bionicles, ‘Best of Luck’ is a song for the inner child and the sentimental Gen Z.
In Sukie’s own words, she explains; ““Best of Luck” is really just about growing up in a family that seemed super ‘normal’ from the outside, but had lots of stuff going on that my friends & outsiders didn’t know about. It’s kind of an ode to me and my childhood best friend, as we both grew up in families that were very affected by mental illness. It feels like both a sad and a triumphant song to me. Writing it helped me to realise how much anger and resentment I was holding on to, and helped me to come to terms with the fact that mental illness is never anyone’s fault. it’s a song for my inner child, really. Giving her a hug and letting her know that it’s okay to move on from long-held grudges.”
‘Best of Luck’ lands after Sukie’s leading-edge 2021 EP ‘Hey Cutie’. The EP quickly caught attention from tastemakers far and wide including DIY, The Line of Best Fit, When The Horn Blows, In Stereo, Fizzy Mag, Dummy, With Guitars, Vanyaland – as well as plays on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music and Radio 2. Along with continuous support from Sarah
Gosling on BBC Introducing South West. Aside from music itself, Sukie is also the power-house behind every visual and creative aspect surrounding her work. With help from friends, she acts as her own director for music videos, creates all of her own cover art, even plays with augmented reality by making her
own face filters for social media. Name something she can’t do! Sukie, 23, was raised in the outskirts of Manchester. Her mum (an ex-dancer who gave up her career to have kids) would always have the latest pop playing on the radio. Her dad (“the most Mancunian man you’ll ever meet”) worked long hours but always played his guitar when he got home on an evening. She grew up listening to her dad’s CDs, hearing him harmonise to same songs again and again – “The Smiths, Joy Division, The Fall, any other band from Manchester you can think of, it was played in the car when I was a kid”, she remembers.
At 18, Sukie moved 8 hours away from home to the far South of England to attend university, and at 21 she and her partner (and producer), Theo, moved to Bath, where she is currently based. It was whilst at uni that she wrote her first EP – “Feliz Cumpleanos Baby!”.Working minimum-wage summer jobs to earn ends meet, the EP came from writing demos after getting home from long shifts.
Sukies career has also taken her to performing, supporting the likes of pizzagirl – Moles, Bath, Zuzu – Thekla, Bristol, Grace Savage – Queen of Hoxton, London. Then receiving her first headlining show at Oslo, Hackney in July 2021.
Upcoming Highlights:
LIVE:
25th Feb – The Grace, London (supporting Polo)
15th April – Haggerston Signature Brew, London (joint headline with MYTBE
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