Tickley Feather, (Virginia, USA)

Out of rural Virginia, Annie Sachs makes the kind of haunted, fuzzy four-track brilliance that’s part gothic, part hillbilly, all Paw Tracks (Animal Collective’s label). Her new record is called Hors D'Oeuvres and it’s a blissful array of dreamy melodies that envelope your soul with a quilted duvet of pixie-scented patchworks. Recorded in a dilapidated farmhouse in the Shenandoah woods and released limited to 1,000 vinyl copies, Tickley Feather is both sweet and deadly, broken and cohesive. She hits the UK on 14th November in Brighton, and travels through to London at Dalston’s Cafe Oto for the 21st November.

WHAT’S…
...so special about you, then?
I am a great interpretive dancer.

...the sound you hear when you close your eyes?
I hear my guts.

...your worst vice?
I prefer not to tell everybody that one...

...the best piece of advice you've heard?
Be yourself!

...better, Paw Tracks or bear traps?
Paw Tracks is better.

...your favourite piece of clothing?
My navy blue, high waisted Japanese lady pants.

...the world coming to?
A big plastic crap pile!

...the name of your hero?
Lawrence.

...so special about your hero?
He calls me "beauty queen" all the time.

...your worst fashion secret?
I prefer to wear terrible outfits.

...this year going to bring?
A lot of travelling.

...your favourite website?
Anything featuring adult babies.

...at the top of your shit list?
The Man!

How would you describe your work?
Crafty and homemade.