As 2009 was supposed to be the year female singer-songwriters were to take over the entire British music scene (and yes, Florence and the likes of her did try), it seems a good idea to end the year on the same note by reviewing the single of one of the up and coming artists of next year. Lonelady, better known to friends and family (well, at least family I suppose) as Julie Campbell, is to release her debut album Nerve Up in February, with ‘Immaterial’ being the single used to familiarise us with the new sound she adds to vast amount of lush sounding, guitar playing girls.
Well, new sound, better replace that by old sound revived. While the song itself sounds like it could just as easily have been released twenty years earlier, it’s the voice that really takes you back: isn’t that Alanis Morissette singing? With a voice that sounds so familiar already and her song-writing so reminiscent of years long gone by, Lonelady appears to be at risk to drown in the pool of talent for the new year before she’s had a chance to even take a swim.
Released on 9th November 2009 by Warp Records (available as a free download from lonelady.co.uk)
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