Little Miss Cadaver Hath Thee in Thrall
LARA LIPPIN
Little Miss Cadaver is an exciting artist who is carving out her own esoteric niche commune at a time when the rise of AI music technology risks the homogenisation of artistry. With over 1 million likes on TikTok and 17,000 followers across digital platforms, Little Miss Cadaver’s music is connecting to the masses.
Growing up in the South East and composing music since the age of 10, Little Miss Cadaver incorporates the strong Pagan and other religious influences that surrounded her childhood, such as Jack in the Green, Fat Tuesday, and Carnival Week. Alongside her interest in paganism, Little Miss Cadaver weaves into her music the academic interests in science and philosophy which she is currently pursuing at university.
With whimsical and emotive vocals reminiscent of Kate Bush and Fiona Apple, Little Miss Cadaver glides across her most recent song, Faraday, in which she has used a harpsichord to create this hauntingly beautiful melody. Produced alongside Nana Nakashima and Elliot Woodbridge, but composed alone, this neo-Baroque number is partly inspired by The Stranglers’ Golden Brown. It captures the fairytale yearning between two lovers, reminiscent of Keats’ La Belle Dame Sans Merci and its later pre-Raphaelite painted re-imaginings. Inspired also by her love for physics, the title of the song references a Faraday cage, which protects objects from lightning, and is used by Little Miss Cadaver as a metaphor to describe feeling safe in the arms of a loved one. Faraday highlights the beautiful strength inherent in being gentle and whimsical in response to whatever painful episodes life may present:
In his presence, I find my own convent / From the dead came something to eat / Out of the strong came something sweet.
When discussing the creation of Faraday along with a rising star, Little Miss Cadaver explains that though she might have specific intentions when writing a song, once it is released, her fans often provide her with interpretations that she may not have realised during the creative process. Her deep connection with fans has also led Little Miss Cadaver to associate with other creatives such as Erresea Azulys, a French artist, whose intricate oil painting of the artist forms the cover of Faraday. Little Miss Cadaver embraces the Neo-Baroque, combining the past and the present with intricacy and intelligence.
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