Heartworms Unveils Their “Sanctuary” in a Special Playlist Featuring The Cover

Exclusive Playlist from Heartworms

NME the last star Cover Heartworms has put together an exclusive playlist to showcase the story – check it out below.

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Heartworms’ Features in NME

The South London artist is featured in the magazine’s first issue of the year (6 January). Cover weekly manifestation NME the company’s commitment to supporting new talent around the world. Every week a rising artist will perform on Cover – here you can read a Heartworms profile written by Alex Rigotti, complete with photographs by Jamie Waters.

Accompany Cover Heartworms have prepared an exclusive playlist for NME songs that give her “Sanctuary.” The collection includes tracks from such artists as John Cale, Patti Smith, Massive Attack, PJ Harvey and others. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify below and at Apple Music.

Exploring Heartworms’ Inspirations

This week Lid Heartworms – whose debut album Glutton For Punishment, especially the single “Warplane”, was inspired by military history – takes NME around the Royal Air Force Museum, where she volunteers. Explaining her long-standing fascination with war history and imagery, she says, “It’s easy to make (war) real when you’re around those things because you’re not hiding from them. Every day you become more aware of it.”

The artist – real name Jojo Orme – also communicates with NME about the conflict that marked her formative years, and how she might even need it in her life. “I was so used to it growing up,” Orme explains. “My mother and I are in constant conflict and walking on eggshells. It brought a lot of creativity and escapism.”

Read more about Heartworms in full Lid history here and look who else was on Cover here.