Miraa May - Dark (2019)

“I'm a very angry woman,” Miraa May tells Apple Music. “I’m trying to deal with that through music.” Growing up as an Algerian-born Muslim in London came with its struggles, and this garage-influenced EP is May’s space to reflect on that. Her hypnotic vocals cover incredibly tough subject matter: domestic abuse, poverty, gender expectations, and refusing to sexualize her music. “When you listen to what I'm saying, it’s very violent,” she says. “I'm everything people tell a woman not to be.” But she doesn’t expect these frustrations to linger indefinitely. “It's been very difficult, this journey, but we're here and I've never felt more positive in my life. This is the last EP I'm going to put out with negative emotions. I'm cleansing.”