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Moore's first single, "The Lake", was produced by [[Plan B (musician)|Plan B]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/oct/11/denai-moore-the-lake|title=Denai Moore – The Lake: New music|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=2013-10-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her album ''Elsewhere'' was released in 2015 and produced by Rodaidh McDonald ([[The xx]], [[Savages (band)|Savages]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/05/denai-moore-elsewhere-review-debut-album|title=Denai Moore: Elsewhere review – debut album soaked in sadness|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=2015-04-05|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her second album ''We Used To Bloom'' was released in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/denai-moore-announces-new-record-we-used-to-bloom|title=Denai Moore announces new record We Used To Bloom
Moore's first single, "The Lake", was produced by [[Plan B (musician)|Plan B]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/oct/11/denai-moore-the-lake|title=Denai Moore – The Lake: New music|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=2013-10-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her album ''Elsewhere'' was released in 2015 and produced by Rodaidh McDonald ([[The xx]], [[Savages (band)|Savages]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/05/denai-moore-elsewhere-review-debut-album|title=Denai Moore: Elsewhere review – debut album soaked in sadness|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=2015-04-05|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her second album ''We Used To Bloom'' was released in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/denai-moore-announces-new-record-we-used-to-bloom|title=Denai Moore announces new record We Used To Bloom
|last=Day|first=Laurence|date=2017-05-10|work=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=2017-07-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Modern Dread'' was released in 2020; in a review of the album ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that "Moore’s hypnotically sinister beats take the listener on a surrealist journey into a fantasy world."<ref name=":0" />
|last=Day|first=Laurence|date=2017-05-10|work=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=2017-07-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Modern Dread'' was released in 2020; in a review of the album ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that "Moore’s hypnotically sinister beats take the listener on a surrealist journey into a fantasy world."<ref name=":0" />

Moore became a vegan in 2015. In 2017, Moore founded a vegan supper club called Dee's Table.<ref name=":1" />


== Cookbook ==
== Cookbook ==
In April 2023, Hardie Grant published Moore's cookbook, ''Plentiful: Vegan Jamaican Recipes to Repeat''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hardie Grant snaps up vegan Jamaican cookbook by musician and chef Moore |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hardie-grant-snaps-up-vegan-jamaican-cookbook-by-musician-and-chef-moore |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> In July, the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' covered a dinner in honor of the cookbook at the Carl Freedman Gallery in [[Margate]]. The dinner was held at the opening of an art show curated by fashion designer Ronan Mckenzie.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Woo |first=Kin |date=2023-07-26 |title=A Vibrant Vegan Dinner on the British Coast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/t-magazine/denai-moore-ronan-mckenzie-margate-summer-dinner.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In April 2023, Hardie Grant published Moore's cookbook, ''Plentiful: Vegan Jamaican Recipes to Repeat''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hardie Grant snaps up vegan Jamaican cookbook by musician and chef Moore |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hardie-grant-snaps-up-vegan-jamaican-cookbook-by-musician-and-chef-moore |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> In July, the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' covered a dinner in honor of the cookbook at the Carl Freedman Gallery in [[Margate]]. The dinner was held at the opening of an art show curated by fashion designer Ronan Mckenzie.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Woo |first=Kin |date=2023-07-26 |title=A Vibrant Vegan Dinner on the British Coast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/t-magazine/denai-moore-ronan-mckenzie-margate-summer-dinner.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


=== Reception ===
=== Reception ===

Revision as of 11:25, 17 February 2024

Denai Moore
BornSpanish Town, Jamaica
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2013–present

Denai Moore is a British-Jamaican artist and singer. Her most recent album Modern Dread was released in July 2020.[1] Moore's musical style is a mix of soul, folk, electronic, and other styles, and she has said she takes influence from Lauryn Hill and Bon Iver.[2] She refers to her own music as "genre free".[3] She has been described as "one to watch out for" by The Fader.[4]

Early life and career

Moore was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where she learned to play keyboards from her father. Her family moved to Stratford, London when she was 10.[5] After she left school, she played in small clubs in East London, and appeared as a guest vocalist on SBTRKT's 2014 album Wonder Where We Land. She later signed with Because Music.[6]

Moore's first single, "The Lake", was produced by Plan B.[7] Her album Elsewhere was released in 2015 and produced by Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Savages).[8] Her second album We Used To Bloom was released in 2017.[9] Modern Dread was released in 2020; in a review of the album The Guardian noted that "Moore’s hypnotically sinister beats take the listener on a surrealist journey into a fantasy world."[1]

Moore became a vegan in 2015. In 2017, Moore founded a vegan supper club called Dee's Table.[10]

Cookbook

In April 2023, Hardie Grant published Moore's cookbook, Plentiful: Vegan Jamaican Recipes to Repeat.[11] In July, the New York Times covered a dinner in honor of the cookbook at the Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate. The dinner was held at the opening of an art show curated by fashion designer Ronan Mckenzie.[10]

Reception

Mayukh Sen of The Washington Post said the book's "recipes imaginatively take advantage of the bounties of Jamaica."[12] Avery Yale Kamila of the Portland Press Herald included the book on her list of the best plant-based books of 2023.[13] Fliss Freborn of National Geographic included the book on her list of the best new summer cookbooks.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Sotire, Timi (3 July 2020). "Denai Moore: Modern Dread review – hypnotic, surrealist bid for freedom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Denai Moore - New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Denai Moore on 'Trickle' visual: 'it represents the unexpected nature of anxiety'". gal-dem. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Hear "I Swore," A Tearful Ballad From SBTRKT Collaborator Denai Moore". The FADER. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Denai Moore - New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ Commeillas, David. "Denai Moore, la candeur électro-folk". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ^ Cragg, Michael (11 October 2013). "Denai Moore – The Lake: New music". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ^ Cragg, Michael (5 April 2015). "Denai Moore: Elsewhere review – debut album soaked in sadness". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. ^ Day, Laurence (10 May 2017). "Denai Moore announces new record We Used To Bloom". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b Woo, Kin (26 July 2023). "A Vibrant Vegan Dinner on the British Coast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Hardie Grant snaps up vegan Jamaican cookbook by musician and chef Moore". The Bookseller. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ Sen, Mayukh (15 May 2023). "This vegan chef and musician is changing the tune around Jamaican food". The Washington Post.
  13. ^ Kamila, Avery Yale (26 November 2023). "With these books, give the gift of health (your own and the planet's): Several new cookbooks, a travel guide and two novels make excellent gifts for the vegan, vegetarian or the veg-curious person in your life". Press Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  14. ^ Freborn, Fliss (13 July 2023). "5 of the best new cookbooks for summer". Travel. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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