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Martina Topley-Bird

February 2022

  • Mark Lanegan performs in Columbus, Ohio, in 2019.

    From Screaming Trees to Gutter Twins: Mark Lanegan’s 10 greatest recordings

    Collaborations with PJ Harvey, icy synthpop and rollicking psychedelia all feature in songs from across the career of a prolific musical great

November 2021

  • George Evelyn of Nightmares on Wax.

    ‘Music dug up from under the earth’: how trip-hop never stopped

    Fused from jungle, rave and soul, trip-hop filled the coffee tables of the 90s, and is now inspiring Billie Eilish’s generation. So why is the term so despised by many?

June 2021

  • Martina Topley-Bird, June 2021.

    Martina Topley-Bird: ‘I wasn’t trying to be famous. I was embarrassingly earnest about being authentic’

    The vocalist breaks her long silence to talk about grieving for her daughter, her pioneering work with Tricky on Maxinquaye and finally making an album she’s 98% happy with…

February 2016

  • Massive Attack Perform At O2 Academy Brixton In London<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Robert Del Naja, aka 3D, of Massive Attack performs live on stage at at O2 Academy Brixton on February 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Redferns)

    Massive Attack live review – curiously flat for 3D

    Back with new songs, old friends and the likes of Young Fathers on vocals, Massive Attack still leave you craving melody

April 2012

  • Tricky

    Tricky: 'I thought I'd be an underground artist. I was not ready'

    Seventeen years ago, Maxinquaye made Tricky an unlikely pop star, and made him angry and unhappy. Now, though, he and Martina Topley-Bird are ready to revisit it

March 2012

  • New music
    New music: Clark – Secret feat Martina Topley-Bird

    Michael Cragg: Chris Clark travelled the world recording his latest album for Warp. Here's an exclusive taster

July 2010

  • Martina Topley Bird: Some Place Simple

  • Martina Topley Bird

    Observer New Review Q&A
    Martina Topley Bird: 'I played Boggle till 4am the other night. Is that rock'n'roll enough for you?'

May 2008

  • Martina Topley-Bird, The Blue God

    (Independiente)

April 2008

  • Will this Bird ever fly again?

    Pop: Her old fans waited for her to soar, but Martina Topley Bird's comeback gig was sabotaged by wretched sound and a cramped venue

July 2003

  • Martina Topley Bird: Quixotic

    (Independiente)

June 2003

  • Martina Topley Bird

    Bush Hall, London

May 2003

  • Girl interrupted

    It's been four long years since Martina Topley Bird, the singer with a voice as unique and exotic as her name, started work on her debut album. But, as Sean O'Hagan discovers, the muse who inspired Tricky and defined a musical era, has never missed a beat.

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