Mica Millar – Manchester soul-pop powerhouse - new single & video 'A Little More Time for Love' out now / new album out 5 June

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MANCHESTER SOUL POP POWERHOUSE

MICA MILLAR

Releases New Single & Video ‘A Little More Time for Love’

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Latest from New Album ‘A Little Bit of Me’ – Released 5th June on Golden Hour Music

European Headline Tour Including London Shepherd’s Bush Empire Date

September / October

For Tickets / to Listen & Pre-Order the Album HERE

There’s a new voice emerging from the North West that feels both timeless and unmistakably now. Rooted in Manchester and shaped by resilience, Mica Millar stands at the forefront of a new wave of UK soul pop - a sound brought into sharp focus on her latest single ‘A Little More Time for Love’.

Not cut from the same cloth as the capital’s BRIT School lineage who have recently found fame with a sound indebted to classic soul, Millar brings something else entirely: a Northern perspective, a lived-in authenticity, and a fiercely independent attitude, underpinned by a voice that carries both grit and grandeur in equal measure.

The new single leans into something more immediate - upbeat and built to hold a room. Drawing on the energy of 60s soul girl groups, it captures a sense of lift and release that signals a shift in the record’s dynamic.

‘A Little More Time for Love’ arrives alongside a video that reflects the record’s emotional tone: nostalgic yet unmistakably fresh, featuring a line-up of some of LA’s most revered female musicians in a brightly coloured home - playful, but subtly suggestive of the social change since the 60s.

Mica Millar’s second album, ‘A Little Bit of Me’, arrives on 5th June via her own label Golden Hour Music. It’s a bold, self-assured statement written and produced alongside Millar herself, and recorded at Miraval Studios in the South of France - the residential studio owned by Brad Pitt which has seen iconic albums by the likes of Pink Floyd, The Cure, Sade, Nick Cave, and many more recorded there.

This new album marks Mica’s most expansive and assured work to date. Her debut ‘Heaven Knows’ introduced her as a vocalist of rare emotional depth, ‘A Little Bit of Me’ broadens that palette. It’s the result of a journey that has already taken her from Manchester to Miraval, a leap that feels as remarkable as the music itself.

A self-managed, independent artist, she has built her career from the ground up, from Manchester stages to international touring, and into rooms alongside some of music’s most revered figures. Personally invited to support artists such as Gladys Knight, Gregory Porter, and Stevie Wonder, her voice carries a rare kind of co-sign - one earned in front of audiences that recognise authenticity when they hear it. Along the way, she has picked up a Jazz FM Award and earned consistent playlist support from BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM - a reflection of both industry recognition and a growing, loyal audience.

At the centre of her story is a defining moment that continues to inform her work. Following a serious trampolining accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury and the very real prospect of paralysis, Millar’s path was abruptly and dramatically altered, coming during the recording of her debut album, and remains present in everything she creates today - from the emotional clarity of her songwriting to the physicality and determination behind her performances.

As she prepares for her most ambitious touring schedule yet - a headline run from September through November 2026, including a London show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 9 October, alongside UK in-store appearances and UK and European festivals including Wilderness in August - her experiences also feed into a wider, often overlooked conversation about the physical demands of life on the road, and what it means to navigate that after a life-altering injury.

The sound of ‘A Little Bit of Me’ sits comfortably alongside what’s happening in the now, with the likes of RAYE and Olivia Dean making huge global waves with a soulful pop sound straight out of the 60s but updated for 2026; Mica Millar still inhabits a space entirely her own.

Across 14 tracks, the record reveals a sound that is bound by Mica’s unmistakeable voice, but is musically expanded into something broader. There are traces of 90s and modern R&B woven throughout, alongside the richness of Motown and classic girl groups, all subtly reframed through a modern lens, with even the lightest touch of electronic influence shaping the production in places.

From the subtly anthemic opener and title track ‘A Little Bit of Me’ to the luxurious lounge soul of ‘Times Like These’, the upbeat ‘Hard Times’ - originally inspired by Sly & The Family Stone - and the gospel-inflected ‘Oh Freedom’, through to the stunning vocal performance at the heart of closer ‘When You’re Gone’, this is the sound of an artist who, just two albums in, is already operating with rare command and finesse.

Importantly, the musicians brought into the project were not chosen arbitrarily, but grew organically from the writing itself. As songs began to take shape - some leaning into a distinctly 90s R&B sensibility reminiscent of artists such as D’Angelo - Millar sought out collaborators whose own histories and musical language aligned with those influences.

This led her to collaboration with a transatlantic band of musicians whose combined credits stretch across generations and genres. Nashville-based drummer Marcus Finnie (Lalah Hathaway, Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’), New York pianist and organist Daniel Weatherspoon (Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, The Clark Sisters), and GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter Keyon Harrold (Common, Erykah Badu, D’Angelo), all feature across the album, alongside guitarist Adam Smith (Joss Stone), bassist Jay White (Macy Gray, Rita Ora) and saxophonist Tivon Pennicott (Gregory Porter, Esperanza Spalding). The record is mastered by Ruairi O’Flaherty at Sterling Sound in Nashville, whose recent work includes Kendrick Lamar, Sam Smith and Jon Batiste.

Entirely self-directed, Millar writes, produces, releases and shapes her work through her own label - a level of authorship that defines this album as much as the music itself.

‘A Little Bit of Me’ Tracklist:

A Little Bit of Me

Times Like These

Under My Skin

Warning Sign

It’s You

The Boardway

A Little More Time For Love

If You Stay

My Joy

See You On The Other Side

Hard Times

Oh Freedom

Hand on My Soul

When You’re Gone

TOUR DATES:

April

29 - JazzKaar Festival, Tallinn, Estonia

May

22 - Les Dominicains, Guebwiller, France

June

6 - HMV (instore), Manchester, United Kingdom

7 - Jacaranda (instore), Liverpool, United Kingdom

8 - Rough Trade East (instore), London, United Kingdom

11 - Rough Trade (instore), Berlin, Germany

July

8 - Bix-Club, Jazz Open, Stuttgart, Germany

13 - Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France

18 - Zeltival Festival, Karlsruhe, Germany

29 - Hafensommer Festival, Würzburg, Germany

31 - Stauden Augustin Open Air, Effeltrich, Germany

August

1 – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

2 - Rheingau Musik Festival, Hochheim, Germany

September

26 - New Century Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom

October

1 - Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway

2 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands

3 - LantarenVenster, Rotterdam, Netherlands

4 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

9 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, United Kingdom

11 - Old Fruit Market, Glasgow, United Kingdom

14 - Stockholm Jazz Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

16 - Monk Jazz Club, Gdańsk, Poland

17 - Warsaw NIBEO, Warsaw, Poland

18 - Blue Note Poznań, Poznań, Poland

22 - New Morning, Paris, France

23 - Le Quai M, La Roche-sur-Yon, France

November

7 - ZigZag Club, Berlin, Germany