Keeley Forsyth

Keeley Forsyth is a composer, singer and actor from Oldham in the north-west of England.

Built upon sparse arrangements, Forsyth’s music is centred around a singular, emotionally raw and magnetic vocal delivery, by turns devastating and uplifting. The characters who populate her songs tell stories of the high and low tides; of freedom and entrapment, of hard-won triumphs and the darker corners of domestic life.

Keeley Forsyth’s debut album Debris, released in January 2020 via The Leaf Label, was written in collaboration with pianist and composer Matthew Bourne. The critical response was unanimously positive, with The Sunday Times declaring it “one of the most remarkable albums in years”. February 2022 saw the release of her second LP titled Limbs which she produced and wrote with Ross Downes, and once again features Matthew Bourne. It was again met with widespread critical acclaim including praise from UNCUT 9/10, “Keeley Forsyth returns with another uniquely powerful album. Sharing some tonal similarities with the recent explorations of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, it’s a sparse and stark record but also tender, poignant and potent.”