For her tender years, Anja McCloskey, is a relative veteran of the music scene. She has already gained a raft of experience playing with the likes of The Irrepressibles and folk-rock trailblazers, Haunted Stereo.

Half-American, half-German and raised in Northern Germany, she now resides in the UK and her eclectic background has been put to good use. Forthcoming EP – Turn, Turn, Turn – features a multitude of instruments such as piano, violin, viola, guitar and clarinet, but the main feature strays towards her expert accordion playing and her vocals. Pulling on influences like (MM fave) Sharon van Etten, as well as Abigail Washburn and Rufus Wainwright, and combining her classical knowledge and her new found inspiration for folk, the EP is a tantalising prospect that we won’t have too long to wait for.

The EP is out on 3rd September on Sotones Records.

Visit her MySpace here.

Download Anja McCloskey – Ivory mp3 (from Turn, Turn, Turn EP)