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Through collaborations with
Wiley,
Disclosure, and
Rudimental,
Sinéad Harnett made it known in the early 2010s that she's a versatile force as a vocalist, able to draw from contemporary R&B and pop while adapting to any given style of dance music. Beginning with her debut single, "Got Me" (2013), and continuing through the albums Lessons in Love (2019) and Ready Is Always Too Late (2021),
Harnett's progressive solo recordings have been rooted more in mature R&B and pop, spotlighting her candid songwriting while matching her with the likes of
Gallant,
VanJess, and
Lucky Daye.
A north London native,
Harnett was inspired at a young age by the likes of
Whitney Houston and
Michael Jackson, as well as
Lauryn Hill's role in Sister Act 2, and studied acting at Arts University Bournemouth. She got her start during 2011 and 2012 with featured appearances on
Wiley's "Walk Away" and
Disclosure's "Boiling." Her steady ascent continued in 2013 with
Kidnap Kid's "So Close,"
Ryan Hemsworth's "Small + Lost," three tracks on
Rudimental's number one U.K. album
Home, and her debut as a lead artist, "Got Me," issued on the Black Butter label (with a high-profile remix from
MK).
Harnett's collaborative work continued well into 2014 with
DJ Q's "Notice Me" and
Snakehips' "Days with You." A short-term association with Virgin EMI during this time was highlighted by "No Other Way," another
Snakehips collaboration.
Harnett then reaffirmed her club music roots by allying with the label offshoot of Rinse FM, where she issued a self-titled EP in 2016 and the
Chapter One mixtape in 2017. Among the contributors to these recordings were
Grades,
Kaytranada, and
Wretch 32. "If You Let Me," off the EP, would reach streams in the tens of millions.
After a handful of additional singles during 2018 and 2019,
Harnett offered her debut album, Lessons in Love, in September of the latter year. Issued through Bad Music, the LP contained a reappearance from "If You Let Me," and was also highlighted by a duet with
Gallant on "Pulling Away." A busier 2020 started with an EP of acoustic versions and continued with the establishment of Thairish Limited,
Harnett's own label, named in reference to her Thai mother and Irish father. Out by the end of the year were the non-album single "Quarantine Queen" and two previews of her second album, namely "Stickin'" (featuring
Masego and
VanJess) and "Take Me Away" (with
EarthGang). Ready Is Always Too Late, the proper follow-up to Lessons in Love, was released in May 2021.
Lucky Daye helped emphasize the album's contemporary R&B orientation with his appearance on "Anymore." ~ Andy Kellman