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Baker's Dozen

Who I Turn To: Keeley Forsyth's Baker's Dozen
Malvika Padin , February 23rd, 2022 09:23

From classic Broadway soundtracks and music as a visual medium, to the eternal inspiration of Scott Walker, Keeley Forsyth takes tQ through the thirteen albums that have defined her life and career

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Scott Walker – Tilt

I listened to this at a time when I didn’t want to be an actor anymore. I was more than unhappy and a bit lost. I wanted to sing, but there was a voice in my head that said “you can’t, because it won’t fit anywhere”. I faced this inner voice with Tilt, which had meshed up electronic sounds with a classically trained voice. Tilt is always my answer to these kinds of destructive thoughts, because it paved the way for the sort of music I wanted to make. This record was closest to the world I wanted to be in and it reminded me that this person was doing it.