“At once, she arrives as a compelling new talent. A real find” (Sunday Times)

 ‘The good natured’ (AKA 18 yr old Sarah McIntosh) first came to prominence in late 2008 with ‘Warriors’, her first self-release. That four track EP, made in her bedroom, was produced after Sarah rescued her grandmother’s 1980’s Yamaha keyboard. Through the help of her MySpace ‘Warriors’ created more hype than she could ever have expected. Picked up on by the likes of Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and Tom Robinson, songs off “Warriors” received extensive play on Radio 1 and BBC 6Music. The EP also spawned features in the likes of Artrocker, The Guardian and The Sunday Times (Breaking Act). With rave reviews, Sarah found herself being compared to the likes of a young Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, and lyrically to Morrissey.
One ‘difficult’ year on, her second EP “Your Body Is A Machine” due for release November 2009, arrives after a troubled relationship and break-up, coupled with the stress of finishing off her A-levels. It has been quite a year, but has given Sarah the emotional fodder to fuel the new songs and the determination to take ‘the good natured’ on to the next level.  With exams out of the way Sarah spent most of the summer in the studio crafting the new EP with the help of producers Sean McGhee (Bjork, Imogen Heap) and Reading’s very own Mr Fogg, creating her finest work yet.
Your Body is a Machine is a major step forward both lyrically and musically, displaying maturity far beyond her 18 years. These four immaculately polished tracks showcase Sarah’s natural ability to take leftfield musical influences and often dark teenage emotions and transport them to a place altogether more pop. They grab you the first time you hear them, yet with each listen suck you in deeper. Every song tells a deeply emotional story, and it is this honesty coupled with an underlying British quirkiness that makes ‘the good natured’ such a unique and exciting find.