Ending up the week with two shopping days left before Christmas and a casual look at this years Summer Festivals (it’s the end of the year already?) – heading back for a visit to the 2023 Glastonbury Festival and a performance by Maisie Peters; a relatively new name on the horizon and one that, just a hunch, may become a household name before too long.
In case you don’t already know (thanks tons, Wikipedia):
Maisie Hannah Peters (born 28 May 2000) is an English singer-songwriter. She began her professional career independently, releasing two singles. In 2018 she signed with Atlantic Records, releasing two EPs and the second series soundtrack to the British comedy series Trying.
At age 15 in 2016, Peters performed her first recorded show, performing several original songs on The Ayala Show. In August of 2017, Peters independently released her debut single, “Place We Were Made”. Four months later, she released her second single, “Birthday”. The songs gained attention in indie-pop circles and “Place We Were Made” was named BBC Introducing’s song of the week early 2018. Following this attention, Peters signed with Atlantic Records UK. Under Atlantic, she released various singles, notably “Worst Of You”, as well as two EPs; Dressed Too Nice for a Jacket and It’s Your Bed Babe, It’s Your Funeral.
On 27 January 2023, Peters released “Body Better”, the lead single from her second album, calling it one of her “most honest songs ever”. Following this, on 15 February 2023, Peters announced the release of her second album, The Good Witch, alongside its track list, which was released on 23 June 2023, describing it as her own “twisted version of a breakup album”. With this album, Peters became the youngest solo British female artist in almost a decade to chart number one on the UK Charts, after Ella Henderson in 2014. She released a deluxe version on 27 October 2023, which included six additional tracks. Peters won the first ever Rolling Stone UK Breakthrough Award in 2023.
She is a self described “massive fan” of Taylor Swift, while also expressing admiration for English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud and English artist Lily Allen. She names F. Scott Fitzgerald and Donna Tartt as her literary influences. She has also cited Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, All Time Low and Fall Out Boy as influences in her more pop rock songs.
Okay – now you know. Next stop – check out her site, grab goodies, stay tuned.
