Miso Extra has collaborated with Metronomy for her nre single, “Good Kisses”, the track is avialble today via Transgressive. Produced by and featuring Joseph Mount (Metronomy), the track was written and recorded this summer and completed at Damon Albarn’s Studio 13 with Riccardo Damian (known for his work with Ezra Collective, Jorja Smith and Sampha). Written about romantic insecurity – in Miso’s words “about this crushingly insecure feeling you get when someone is not as into you as you are them.”

Miso Extra is currently touring across the UK and Europe with Rejjie Snow, and returned to the capital at the weekend for a performance in London alongside Tierra Whack. She has also just announced a run of shows in support of Yannis & The Yaw before the end of the year. Here are the remaining live dates, with more to be announced soon:

Miso Extra is the solo project and moniker behind the fast-rising, trailblazing artist. Born in Hong Kong to a British father and Japanese mother, she moved to Japan when she was a child and later relocated to the UK. Growing up, she learnt how to play the violin and loved to sing. Her musical influences include J Dilla, the late MF DOOM, Daft Punk and Kelis. Aside from music, anime has been a huge inspiration, with all these references woven into her work today.

In 2020, during the UK’s lockdown, Miso began to finesse her skills. As the world hit pause, Miso Extra – her musical persona – was born. The name is a pun derived from the racism that the artist experienced growing up in the UK. Having received taunts such as “me so horny”, and subverting the stereotype of Asian people being quiet, she reclaims the phrase, flipping it into “me so extra” – or Miso Extra. The alias is an anime-inspired character; a musical entity who lives in an alternate world, known as the Misoverse. Miso Extra is a peace-loving warrior who leans away from violence, but will engage in conflict if necessary. She chooses to see the good in people and values real talk, but isn’t so naive as to not see the truth from them. Miso Extra is hopeful; a character who values love and sees insecurities as learning curves for us to push through.

Fans of Miso Extra include Jai Paul and Thundercat

Miso Extra Tour Dates

13th November – Leeds @ Project House *
14th November – Cardiff @ Y PIas *
15th November – Bristol @ SWX *
16th November – Brighton @ Chalk *
20th November – London @ Shepherds Bush Empire *
9th December – Manchester @ New Century ↮
10th December – Bristol @ Marble Factory ↮
11th December – London @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire ↮

* w/ Reggie Snow
↮ w/ Yannis & The Yaw

order “Good Kisses” HERE