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LA ROUX - La Roux: When the book is closed on 2009, the section entitled "pop music" will be dominated by extravagant-looking females and 1980s synthesisers. From across the pond we had Lady GaGa, and closer to home came the uprising of Little Boots, Florence And The Machine and Bat For Lashes. Enter La Roux's Elly Jackson. While it may be easier to give her self-titled debut a miss - been there, done that - it would also be a mistake. In For The Kill is already established as a club anthem and needs no introduction, but in Quicksand, Bulletproof and I'm Not Your Toy she showcases an ear for sparse, left-field rhythms and a voice which, if not comforting, is always engaging.
PRISCILLA AHN - A Good Day: Priscilla Ahn is a 25-year-old singer- songwriter from LA via a Pennsylvanian sleepy hollow. The fact she's signed to jazz imprint Blue Note and that her voice at times resembles Norah Jones might be misleading. She's no jazzer, more a quirky valley girl with an ear for a tune and a knack for writing personal, entertaining lyrics. Opening track Dream, with looping backing vocals and fragile guitar, is beautiful, while the ukulele ditty of Find My Way Back Home is another highlight. Where A Good Day falls down, however, is in some of its more syrupy production - notably on Astronaut and Wallflower - which undermines the quality of Ahn's stunning voice and deft writing.See the full content of this document
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