Emma Kupa

As the leader of U.K. bands like Standard Fare and Mammoth Penguins in the 2010s, Emma Kupa drew on both British and American indie inspirations from the '80s and '90s, perhaps most conspicuously the C-86 sound. With her solo debut album, 2020's It Will Come Easier, she combined a typically bouncy, rough-hewn demeanor with a more intimate approach and a stronger folk influence than that of her bands. The daughter of Bella Donna, a one-time bassist for anarcho-punk group Poison Girls, Sheffield native Emma Kupa started writing songs and learning guitar by playing in bands with...