Nilüfer Yanya shares PJ Harvey cover Rid Of Me


Nilüfer Yanya by Molly Daniel

Nilüfer Yanya by Molly Daniel




It follows Nilüfer Yanya’s second album ‘Painless’.

Nilüfer Yanya has shared her cover of PJ Harvey’s 1993 album title-track Rid Of Me.

“Rid Of Me haunted me for many years after I first heard it, but in a comforting kind of way, like I knew it was always there for me,” Yanya said.

“It comes across defiant, alien and twisted, but it is a perfect song. I actually think it’s very romantic despite what some of the lyrics get at.”

The cover has been shared with some big UK arena dates in Glasgow, Manchester and London coming up next month as support for Roxy Music.

Tour dates:

October
1 – Desert Daze, Perris, CA
10 – OVO Arena, Glasgow, UK (Roxy Music support)
12 – AO Arena, Manchester, UK (Roxy Music support)
14 – O2 Arena, London, UK (Roxy Music support)
19 – Babylon, Istanbul, Turkey
20 – Milyon Performance Hall, Çankaya, Turkey
22 – Rock Café, Praha 1, Czech Republic
23 – Turbina Kuulturális Központ, Budapest, Hungary
25 – Circolo Magnolia (Indoor), Segrate, Italy
26 – Locomotiv Club, Bologna, Italy
28 – Razzmatazz Salas 2 & 3, Barcelona, Spain
29 – Moby Dick Club, Madrid, Spain
30 – Loco Club, Valencia, Spain


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