WORDS ROXY BOURDILLON
PHOTO JOOST VANDEBRUG
Marika Hackman has Big Dick Energy. She won’t mind me saying so. She sings about it on her new album and when I bring it up at a cafe in east London, she responds with a cheeky laugh, “I always feel I have BDE, with or without the guitar”. She does findeed exude a uniquely understated confidence and effortless swagger, which makes her charismatic in everyday life and can’t-take-your-eyesoff- her captivating onstage.