Marika Hackman

Marika Louise Hackman (born 17 February 1992) is an English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.

She has also released four EPs: Free Covers (2012), Sugar Blind (2013), Deaf Heat (2014), and Wonderland (2016).

In 2023, Marika Hackman released a new song called "No Caffeine".

The track is taken from the album Big Sigh, released on 12 January 2024, which was her first studio album in five years.

She described the album as the "hardest record she's ever made".

Hackman was born in Hampshire, England, and raised in Selborne and Devon.

Her mother and Finnish father met during their work as animators.

Hackman watched little television as a child.

She and her older brother, Ben, a dance music producer who releases material under the name "Hackman", were instead encouraged to find other creative outlets.

Hackman is a self-taught guitarist and began learning when she was 12.

She had lessons in piano from the age of 4, and lessons in the bass guitar and drums from the age of 10.

She received a scholarship to attend Bedales School as a day pupil from ages 11 to 17, where she met and befriended supermodel Cara Delevingne.

Together, they formed a short-lived cover band called "The Clementines", with Hackman playing drums and Delevingne playing guitar and singing.

Hackman's first release was an EP of covers, which was available for digital download in October 2012.

The following February, she released her first mini-album, That Iron Taste, featuring songs of her own composition.

The album was released in physical formats and as a digital download.

It was produced by alt-J's Charlie Andrew.

Hackman has released a mini-album, That Iron Taste (2013), and four full-length albums: We Slept at Last (2015); I'm Not Your Man (2017); Any Human Friend (2019) and Covers (2020).

In 2013, she toured Australia and Europe as an opening act for Laura Marling, to support the release of That Iron Taste.

The music video for her song "Cannibal" was filmed at Bedales School in March 2013.

She later released two more EPs, Sugar Blind on 9 December 2013 and Deaf Heat on 4 April 2014, via iTunes.

Both EPs contain songs written by Hackman as well as one cover song.

She debuted new material from the album, including the songs "Skin" and "Ophelia", while on tour in 2013 with Laura Marling.

Hackman performed at Mulberry's Park Lane launch dinner, celebrating the release of Delevingne's collection in February 2014.

At 18, she moved to Brighton, England, where she studied art foundation for a year and planned on earning a degree in fine arts.

Instead, she later chose to pursue music full-time.

Hackman began recording her full-length debut album in 2014 with producer Charlie Andrew.

Hackman embarked on a headlining solo tour throughout the UK in support of the album in November 2014.

The album's lead single, "Drown", premiered in mid-October and was officially released on 8 December 2014.

On 17 November 2014, "Drown" was announced as a shortlisted contender for DJ Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record of 2014" on BBC Radio 1.

It ranked No. 89 out of 100 songs.

She also appeared as a featured vocalist on alt-J's song "Warm Foothills", from their second album "This Is All Yours".

In late September 2014, the album's title was announced as We Slept at Last and was released on 16 February 2015.

The album features 12 new songs written by Hackman and does not feature any material from her previous EPs.

On 8 January 2015 she premiered the album's second single, "Animal Fear", for DIY Magazine.

On 13 January 2015, "Before I Sleep", another track from her debut album, was streamed exclusively on the website Earmilk, as well as her SoundCloud account.

Hackman previewed material from the album in the days leading up to its release.

The album is available to stream in its entirely on her official SoundCloud account, and features a distinctive blue colour scheme.

The deluxe edition of the album includes all of the songs from Hackman's EPs.

"Animal Fear" was released as the album's second single on 16 February 2015, the same day as the release of We Slept at Last.