Artist Marika Hackman
Features & Interviews
Cover Girl: Marika Hackman
Marika Hackman spent the strange summer recording takes on Beyoncé, Radiohead and some of music’s biggest stars. “It gave me a big sense of relief,” she explains of her new ‘Covers’ LP.
11th November 2020
Marika Hackman: Sexual Healing
From difficult break-ups to unapologetic romps in the bedroom, ‘Any Human Friend’ finds Marika Hackman with her heart on her sleeve and her hand down her pants, digging deep into both love and sex.
12th July 2019
Bringing sexy back: Marika Hackman
On her second LP, Marika ditched folk for something altogether more ballsy. This time round she’s dropping any last semblances of cute and prioritising slickness, sass and a hefty dose of sex.
21st September 2018
Man, I feel like a woman: Marika Hackman
Marika Hackman has thrown the ultimate curveball. On sardonic, electrifying form for ‘I’m Not Your Man’, she’s charged with a new confidence, and has one of the year’s best records up her sleeve.
2nd June 2017
Marika Hackman: “I’m very much in a different place”
From releasing her debut, to tolerating DIY’s dreadful Maraca Hackman puns, Marika’s had a mad old 2015. We catch up to take stock.
16th December 2015
Marika Hackman: “I didn’t want to go on with aliens crawling out of my throat while singing”
Exploring the festival for the whole weekend, Marika’s been running wild round the woods with Laura Marling.
19th July 2015
Marika Hackman: “I’m really excited for Latitude”
“It’s nice to come back and have a more fresh set,” she says ahead of this year’s Suffolk weekender.
15th July 2015
Marika Hackman: “It was a long time coming because of the amount of growing I had to do”
After years of build-up, Marika Hackman’s ‘We Slept At Last’ debut is finally here. Now she deserves a rest.
16th February 2015
Always on the lookout for Dementors: Marika Hackman
After years of build-up, the only thing capable of stopping this musician in her path is a soul-sapping, fantastical phantom creature.
10th December 2014
Album Reviews
4 Stars
Marika Hackman - Covers
The soft, rounded edges that she uses recall the colour palette of her debut.
4-5 Stars
Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend
Not so much Marika 3.0 as the Marika who was always there, but tougher, stronger and more triumphant than ever.
5 Stars
Marika Hackman - I’m Not Your Man
Witty, sexy, confident, and charged with live energy.
4 Stars
Marika Hackman - We Slept At Last
‘We Slept At Last’ gives hints of an artist who could go on for decades.
News
Marika Hackman releases live video cover of Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Jupiter 4’
She’s also announced a limited edition white vinyl of recent album ‘Covers’.
February 10, 2021 12:10pm
News
Marika Hackman releases live cover of Elliott Smith’s ‘Between The Bars’
The track features on last month’s ‘Covers’ album.
December 3, 2020 5:02pm
Features / Tracks
Tracks: Arlo Parks, Ariana Grande, Julien Baker and more
The biggest and best tracks of the past week, rounded up and reviewed.
October 23, 2020 6:00pm
News
Marika Hackman shares two new ‘Covers’
‘Between the Bars’ and ‘All Night’ are out now.
October 20, 2020 3:03pm
Features / Tracks
Tracks: Sunflower Bean, slowthai, Marika Hackman and more
The biggest and best tracks of the past week, rounded up and reviewed.
September 18, 2020 6:00pm
News
Marika Hackman announces new album ‘Covers’
She’s sharing her version of Grimes’ ‘Realiti’ now.
September 15, 2020 4:07pm
Features
Pale Waves, Sports Team, Marika Hackman, Self Esteem & more to play our DIYsolation Festival!
An Easter bank holiday knees up, live from your living room.
April 9, 2020 12:00pm
News
Marika Hackman unveils ‘Any Human Friend’ acoustic EP
The beautiful four-track record includes acoustic reworkings of tracks from the August LP.
October 10, 2019 12:40pm
News
Marika Hackman shares video for “wank anthem” ‘hand solo’
The Sam Bailey-directed visuals are an ode to female masturbation.
September 26, 2019 3:57pm
News
Marika Hackman shares new track ‘all night’
The track gets taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Any Human Friend’.
July 25, 2019 7:25pm
News
The Human Touch: Marika Hackman goes full frontal for DIY’s July cover
Plus, there’s Two Door Cinema Club, The Flaming Lips, Mystery Jets and loads, loads more.
July 9, 2019 3:07pm
Features / Tracks
Tracks: Sports Team, LIFE, Black Honey, Marika Hackman and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
June 15, 2019 11:30am
News
Marika Hackman shares new track ‘the one’
She’s shared a second cut from her forthcoming new album ‘Any Human Friend’.
June 13, 2019 11:48am
News
Marika Hackman announces new album ‘Any Human Friend’
She’s also shared the brilliant new video for recent single ‘i’m not where you are’.
May 22, 2019 12:05pm
News
Marika Hackman, Villagers among All Points East additions
They join Mumford & Sons on 1st June.
April 26, 2019 3:38pm
News
Marika Hackman returns with ‘i’m not where you are’
The new track follows second album ‘I’m Not Your Man’.
April 24, 2019 3:33pm
News
Marika Hackman, Bill Ryder-Jones, Yak for Green Man 2019
The festival adds a new list of names for this year’s event.
March 1, 2019 9:49am
News
The new issue of DIY - ft Christine & The Queens, Pale Waves and Interpol - is out now!
DIY is free - pick up a copy in our usual, beloved UK stockists or read for free online.
September 7, 2018 11:59am
News
Christine & The Queens fronts the September issue of DIY!
The new issue - also featuring Interpol, Pale Waves, Dilly Dally and more - is out on Friday (7th September)!
September 4, 2018 1:59pm
Reviews / Live
IDLES steal the show at an eclectic and forward-thinking Visions Festival 2018
Marika Hackman, Nilufer Yanya and Black Midi also won out on the day.
August 6, 2018 11:08am