42: Between two hardcores with aya

We’re pretty confident about slapping the “AOTY
contender” badge on this one: aya’s second album
hexed! is out on Hyperdub next week, and
it has blown our tiny minds to pieces.


The South London artiste joined us in the No Tags “studio” to
reveal the pills, thrills and bellyaches behind the phenomenal
follow-up to 2021’s im hole. We talked about shaking off the
curse of drink and drugs, embracing her teen metalcore past,
putting worms in your mouth in the name of Art, and just who is
the best aya on Discogs?


We also debated donk as worship music, her plans to be the next
Prince, and of course her favourite film.


Dive in – but before you do, final call for
No Tags with Paul Woolford at AVA London
tomorrow! We’ll be joined by AKA Special Request
for a conversation at 1pm in the British Library’s Knowledge
Centre. Taganistas get a 20% off code. Skive work and pop down?
We’ll have a few No Tags books for sale too.


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