Currently listening to…. Amy MacDonald, Philippa Hanna & Neil McSweeney 1 August 2007
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In the last week Amy MacDonald has become an obsession. At the weekend I read a review of her first album in The Independent and thought it sounded like the sort of music I would like, I then listened to some of her tracks on iTunes and bought the album straight away, I then spent the next two days listening to her music continually, this morning I read in the Metro that she was playing at Plug in Sheffield and tried to book a ticket straight away. Tonight I went to her gig at Plug and it was brilliant.
Amy MacDonald has been described as similar to KT Tunstall and I see where they are coming from, which is fine by me as I like her music too. The best description I can come up with though is KT Tunstall but more folky and more catchy. It does have a distinct folk sound to it, but manages to be very contemporary and memorable at the same time. Her performance tonight was brilliant. For someone so young, she has a very deep and strong voice, but it really suits the songs she sings.
The supports tonight were Neil McSweeney who has a brilliant voice but wasn’t really my thing. Philippa Hanna however was very good. She is another excellent singer, comes from Barnsley, and does more soulful music with indie and gospel thrown in. She should be a real star, and her album sales at tonight’s gig bode well. I hope she does well.
