Poppy Ackroyd – Resolve

A classically trained pianist, violinist, producer, and composer, Ackroyd turned heads in the neo-classical world with her previous works Escapement and Feathers, as well as her involvement in Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts).

Having played alongside giants of the genre, Hauschka and Nils Frahm, the unique musician returns, fresh off the back of mini-album Sketches, with her brand new self-produced full-length record – her most ambitious and progressive piece of work to date.

Ackroyd plays a combination of both upright and grand piano, and even plays the inside of the instrument using fingers, drumsticks and plectrums. She then arranges and multi-tracks the resulting sounds. The artist employed the same technique to record herself playing violin, pianino, harmonium and spinet, as well as other musicians playing cello, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and hang.