Jade Bird - Self titled

Jade Bird is an exciting new talent coming from England.  She is a singer songwriter and plays the guitar.  It was a bit random to say the least how I discoverd her music.  I was on You tube and spotted one of her videos in the recommeded viewing section. I saw it had 1.4 million views and I thought to myself how have I not heard of her if she has been getting that much attention. One click later was all I needed to see why.......

The song in question was "Uh huh".  Oh my.  This song really is fantastic. It clocks in under 3 minutes which is normally something I would complain about but not in this case. It's as if she has put in so much fire and energy into this song that when it finishes she has nothing more to give.  The song shows off her ferocious vocals which will go right through you. This is just one of the tracks off her self titled debut album which came out April 2019. 

The rest of the album is a mixed bag.  Songs like "Love has all be done before" and "I get no joy" are reminisant of "Uh huh" with those upbeat, attitude driven pop/rock.  But there are more kick back songs on the album which at first I wasn't that impressed with but they have grown on me over time.  I think the reason for this is because I though "Uh huh" and the likes were so good that I just wanted the album to be songs like that. 

"Lottery" was another one of her singles she has released off this album and is one of the more kick back songs mentioned and shows off her incredible vocal range.  One artist which springs to mind as an influence, particarly on this track, is KT Tunstall.  Two other tracks worthy of mentions  "Going Gone" and "Side effects".  "Going gone" is your classic counting song which builds up nicely as it goes on.  "Side effects" is another classic which should really be released as a single.

Overall a really solid debut by debut by Jade Bird and one to watch out for in the future for sure.  If you like the likes of KT Tunstall or Amy MacDonald you need to check this out.  While it's always easy to name influences for artists its clear that Jade Bird has got her own thing going on hear. Something which should be commended.