in 2024 by Paul Hudson Tusks is the

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of Emily Underhill, an English singer and

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ian from London.Tusks biography

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Underhill first released the ''Snow'' EP under her own name in 2012, and took the name Tusks upon releasing the ''Ink'' EP in 2014. In 2016, she signed with the label

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and issued the four-song ''False'' EP, three of whose songs would later be included on her debut full-length album. She issued that full-length on One Little Indian in October 2017, entitled ''Dissolve''. Underhill co-produced the album alongside Brett Cox. The album drew comparisons to

London Grammar London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major. Their debut extended play, '' Metal & Dust'', was released in February 2013 by Metal & Dust R ...

The XX The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), a ...

, and James Blake.Album review
''The Line of Best Fit''

Discography

*''Snow'' EP (2012) *''Ink'' EP (2014) *''False'' EP (2016) *'' Dissolve'' (

, 2017) *''Avalanche'' (

, 2019) *''Change'' (

, 2021) *''Gold'' (

, 2024)

References

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