Prima Queen are the Transatlantic duo who may have met by chance, but their connection was surely destined to be. Their story begins with the Chicago-born Kristin McFadden moving to London for a semester abroad to study songwriting. And who happened to be on that course? Her future bandmate and bestfriend Louise Macphail, of course, who’d already decided they’d make music together after seeing a video of McFadden performing online.
A bond formed instantly. Not even McFadden returning to the US for a year could break it, and now six years later, they’re as close as ever and have become the Competition finalists of the Glastonbury Emerging Talent. Prima Queen will be playing many times throught out the festival they will be at The Rabbit Hole on Thursday, The Hive on Friday, and Strummerville Friday:; Croissant Neuf Saturday, BBC Music Introducing – Sunday,
So you’ve got no end of chances to see this duo over the weekend. Luckily there’s a sweetness to their folk-pop matched with a punky abandon to their lyrics of fucking up and trying again that will see them fit most Worthy Farm scenarios – leaving you itching to check out their glorious recent ‘Not The Baby’ EP,
They complete each other’s melodies, and as both McFadden and Macphail delve into their respective personal dealings lyrically, the other is never too far away, always providing a holding hand.
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