Rachel Bobbitt

Rachel Bobbitt is a pop, rock and indie artist born in Nova Scotia and based in Toronto, performing in Glasgow at The Glad Cafe. The entry centres on the music and its debut album.

Rachel Bobbitt pairs close, personal lyrics with sweeping, cinematic soundscapes. The Nova Scotia-born artist, now based in Toronto, works across pop, rock and indie, and the emotional weight of the songs is carried as much by the textures as by the words.

The debut full-length album, Swimming Towards the Sand, was recorded in Los Angeles with the producer Chris Coady, whose previous credits include Beach House, Future Islands and DIIV. Across twelve tracks, the record returns to the East Coast of Bobbitt's upbringing, dealing with memory, loss and recovery. The ocean recurs throughout as a symbol and as part of an inner landscape, described by the artist as both consistent and impartial, and terrifying and beautiful. Bobbitt has called it the most fully realised work to date.

The concert takes place at The Glad Cafe in Glasgow, a venue that hosts concerts and shows.