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Nathalie Marquez Courtney

Nathalie Marquez Courtney

17 Feb 2015
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Gemma Hayes

Beautiful new track and making of vid from one of my all-time favourites, Gemma Hayes. I love learning about the mechanics of a song, how it came about, what ideas sparked together  – in this case, how a photographer's work inspired the lyrics. Watch it below.

PS. Lovely interview with Gemma in the current issue of Cara.

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The film scores we listen to again and again

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Plus four gorgeous seasonal family playlists

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