If you were a thirty something multi-instrumentalist who grew up by the beach in sun drenched towns to a soundtrack of nineties grunge and classic folk rock before maturing into post-punk, shoe gaze and indie rock, you might have started a band who sounds a bit like Big Summer. B.S. is the lovechild of Portuguese singer songwriter Vasco Batista, who has been writing, singing and performing for as long as he can remember. One thing has always been present: the need to experiment with different styles.

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Hattie Whitehead does not pull her punches. Raised on folk and jazz greats of the sixties and seventies, her smart lyrics and powerful, outspoken voice blend folk sensibilities with a modern sound shaped by her discovery of contemporary genres. 

Born into an artistic family, Hattie’s first three EPs have been endorsed by press and radio such as the iPaper, Songwriting Magazine, BBC Wales and London, with Jazzwise describing her in 2024 as “one of the greatest singers I have ever heard. Not just in vocal tone, range, accuracy, enunciation, and sheer confidence, but in interpretation.” 

On ‘Mechanism’ (November 2023), she dives into the experience of loss that permeates much of her material. Written in response to the loss of her mother, the songs explore her relationship with grief that is even more relevant in the post-pandemic world we live in today. 

Following her meeting and collaboration with producer John Reynolds (Sinead O’Connor), Autumn 2024 will see Hattie release her debut album. This record takes Hattie's unflinching honesty in songwriting and delves into existential themes of empowerment, family, womanhood and relationships with a tone of re-growth and optimism following a period of intense grieving.

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