Caffè Nero has been supporting her since we first heard her music in 2022, and subsequently saw her play an brilliant set at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. In fact, she has been artist of the month before, back in January 2023, when we featured her acclaimed debut album Heaven Knows. Since then, Millar has become one of the United Kingdom’s most compelling contemporary soul voices. Her long awaited second album, A Little Bit of Me, marks her most intimate and revealing work to date, shaped by self discovery, spiritual inquiry and the emotional realities that have defined the past six years of her life.
Mica’s journey has always been one of determination, creativity and an unrelenting passion for music. As a self managed artist and the founder of her own independent label Golden Hour Music, she has defied industry norms and achieved international recognition entirely on her own terms. Her debut album Heaven Knows was self written and self produced. It was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and stands as a testament to her uncompromising artistic vision. Exploring themes of human nature, spirituality, love, oppression, inequality and empowerment, the record drew from a rich palette of classic soul, blues, gospel and jazz, while establishing Millar as a singular new presence in British soul.
Mixed by multi platinum engineer Brian Malouf, known for his work with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, Heaven Knows featured world class musicians and received widespread acclaim. Jazz FM named it Album of the Week. Blues and Soul Magazine placed her on the cover. Five star reviews praised her voice as timeless and euphoric. She won the Jazz FM Award for Soul Act of the Year and was inducted into the Recording Academy in 2023. Support slots and festival appearances with greats including Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Ritchie and Gregory Porter followed, as Millar made her mark across Europe, as well as the UK, playing sold out headline shows in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Poland and Estonia.
We will be featuring tracks from A Little Bit of Me every afternoon in all stores in the UK and beyond! 15 minutes of Mica every afternoon at 15.30 will do us all good!
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