Grace Cummings

Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings performs in London with a full band, presenting Bloodhorse!, the fourth album from the Melbourne-born artist. The concert takes place at Village Underground in Holywell Lane.

Grace Cummings is an Australian singer born in Melbourne, who first played drums before turning to singing. Her debut album, Refuge Cove, came out in 2019, and Bloodhorse! is her fourth record, released on ATO Records. It was recorded in Topanga Canyon with producer Jonathan Wilson, and the singer is praised in the material for a deep, feral alto voice.

Bloodhorse! deals with life, death, agency and self-examination, and follows Ramona, an earlier album that opened up a wider world. Its arrangements add synths, tense strings and woozy grooves to the campfire intimacy of Cummings's earlier work. Cummings has toured Europe in support of Father John Misty and has headlined a sold-out London show at The George Tavern. This tour brings the album to the stage with a full band.

Village Underground is a Holywell Lane venue that mainly hosts concerts, with a particular focus on electronic music. Its rooftop, set in converted tube carriages with a covered, heated terrace, serves food and drinks before the show.